▲ 360 ▼ Taboo names (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by DioramaOfShit@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 111 comments fedilink hide all child comments Naming your kid Donald now a days is like naming your kid Adolf in the 1940s.
[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (3 children) One of my good friend's is named Adolf. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 months ago (2 children) In Sweden there are lots of Adolfsson (son of adolf). I think it's more Hitler that's the forbidden name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 10 points 3 months ago (1 child) Adolph was a relatively uncommon name in English, and thus became taboo easily. In Sweden, Adolf has historically been a common name, largely eclipsing all that unpleasantness happening to the south that Sweden didn’t participate in anyway, do why should families change their surname? Having said that, naming a child Adolf in Sweden is still uncommon, though presumably more out of concern that he may have a hard time if he travels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Yeah we also had a bunch of kings named (gustav) adolf so... permalink fedilink source parent [–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago In germany though Adolf is also taboo. There is even a german drama movie about this naming choice (I think its called "Der Name", so "The Name") permalink fedilink source parent [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago Wasn't the guy who killed Hitler named Adolf? permalink fedilink source parent [+] starlinguk@lemmy.world -8 points 3 months ago (2 children) Unless you're in Asia or somewhere in Africa, I'm guessing your friend's parents have dodgy political views. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _wizard@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Story went that he was named after his grandmother's boyfriend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago Sure think that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 months ago (2 children) In Sweden there are lots of Adolfsson (son of adolf). I think it's more Hitler that's the forbidden name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 10 points 3 months ago (1 child) Adolph was a relatively uncommon name in English, and thus became taboo easily. In Sweden, Adolf has historically been a common name, largely eclipsing all that unpleasantness happening to the south that Sweden didn’t participate in anyway, do why should families change their surname? Having said that, naming a child Adolf in Sweden is still uncommon, though presumably more out of concern that he may have a hard time if he travels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Yeah we also had a bunch of kings named (gustav) adolf so... permalink fedilink source parent [–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago In germany though Adolf is also taboo. There is even a german drama movie about this naming choice (I think its called "Der Name", so "The Name") permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 10 points 3 months ago (1 child) Adolph was a relatively uncommon name in English, and thus became taboo easily. In Sweden, Adolf has historically been a common name, largely eclipsing all that unpleasantness happening to the south that Sweden didn’t participate in anyway, do why should families change their surname? Having said that, naming a child Adolf in Sweden is still uncommon, though presumably more out of concern that he may have a hard time if he travels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Yeah we also had a bunch of kings named (gustav) adolf so... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago Yeah we also had a bunch of kings named (gustav) adolf so... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago In germany though Adolf is also taboo. There is even a german drama movie about this naming choice (I think its called "Der Name", so "The Name") permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago Wasn't the guy who killed Hitler named Adolf? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] starlinguk@lemmy.world -8 points 3 months ago (2 children) Unless you're in Asia or somewhere in Africa, I'm guessing your friend's parents have dodgy political views. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _wizard@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Story went that he was named after his grandmother's boyfriend. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago Sure think that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Story went that he was named after his grandmother's boyfriend. permalink fedilink source parent