What do we think of this...

[NOX]

A couple have had their four children taken into care and kept there in the US because they gave them Nazi themed names. There has been no allegations of any form of neglect or cruelty apparently, just the parents are raging Nazi's. What do we think about this?

http://news.uk.msn.co...-9289e5833cf2&_nwpt=1

[sandyRoe]

Dylan and Jude seem popular locally.

Isn't Peregrine an old traditional name?

[Mosaic]

Not in Oswaldtwistle, Sandy....

[sandyRoe]

Is it a place where they'd be mithered if lad didn't have a second name like Albert or Stanley to fall back on, and a lass a name like Dora or Ethel?

[bigbadmarty]

I know this is a serious subject , but could this be an example of Goodwin's law ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

[sandyRoe]

Could Goodwin's law be extended to cover successful Stage musicals? Both The Sound of Music & Cabaret featured them.

[ABerrant]

Godwin, not Goodwin.

Mosaic - "in the UK a registrar is allowed to turn away stupid or humiliating names, at their discretion."

Not true. Registrars may refuse to register an offensive name (offensive does not necessarily mean stupid or humiliating) and "names" which try to include numbers or character symbols.

http://www.whatdothey...ns_on_childrens_names

It appears that this is the same criterion used by the state of New Jersey where Adolf Hitler Campell, Joycelynn Aryan Nation Campbell, et al had their names registered.

http://www.nj.com/new...erals_or_symbols.html