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When my child was born, one of the requirements I had to choose his name was that it shouldn't have any accent (or character that's not in the 26 universal lett
by benhurmarcel 3y ago
When my child was born, one of the requirements I had to choose his name was that it shouldn't have any accent (or character that's not in the 26 universal letters basically).
- em-bee 3y agowho made this requirement? in which country?
- d1sxeyes 3y agoBased on OP's comment history, he's Belgian or lives in Belgium. Seems that there's no such requirement in Belgium (https://be.brussels/en/identity-nationality/children/birth-formalities https://be.brussels/en/identity-nationality/children/birth-f...) and in many countries I know that ü is explicitly allowed. Potentially OP is talking about a set of requirements he imposed on himself? Edit: or maybe France? Either way, it's free choice still theoretically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law#:~:text=Since%201993%20the%20choice%20has,Napoleon%20Bonaparte%20created%20the%20law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law#:~:text=Since%20199....
- ale42 3y agoIsn't it the OP him/herself? Maybe they just wanted to prevent the issue for their child...
- em-bee 3y agoah, possibly. the way it is worded i didn't read it that way. but i get it. we did something comparable to make sure our kids had names that transliterated nicely into chinese so that they could use the same or at least a similar name in english and chinese, instead of having two names like it is common for many expats and locals in china.
- benhurmarcel 3y agoSorry for the confusion, it’s just a requirement I had for myself, to make my child’s life a little easier