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Does Denmark not have working immigrants who pay taxes?

• msla 3y ago
  My point is less about Danish taxes and more about external constraints. By all means nitpick my knowledge of the Danish tax code, though. That sounds like fun.
  • giraffe_lady 3y ago
    They're pointing out that while danish law can determine what names are applicable to some specific purposes, they aren't actually an authority on what names are valid. If you weren't being a dick about it this would actually make your original point stronger, as now your business domain logic is the intersection of danish law with actual names, a more complex case than either alone and requiring judgement and tradeoffs.
• _thisdot 3y ago
  Under the Law on Personal Names, first names are picked from a list of approved names (18,000 female names and 15,000 male names as of 1 January 2016). One can also apply to Ankestyrelsen for approval of new names, e.g. common first names from other countries. Names cannot have surname character, and must follow Danish orthography (e.g. Cammmilla with three m's is not allowed).
  • giraffe_lady 3y ago
    Right but if you move from another country as an adult are you required to conform to this rule? Do you have to change your name? Do you change your name after you arrive? What are you using in the mean time? Does the state keep a record of your pre-change name? The restriction on baby names doesn't lead into a clean authority on all names. Especially not one you can map with a sql check constraint or whatever.
    • _thisdot 3y ago
      If you move from another country as an adult you may need to apply to add your name to the list of approved names