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Taboo names (lemmy.world)

Naming your kid Donald now a days is like naming your kid Adolf in the 1940s.

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[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Is Adolf a safe name yet? How long needs to pass?

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago
[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I wouldn't, im not German it would be silly, but for other Germans. Edit : Austrians and Belgians abd etceteras.

Also the moustache AND hair have been absolutely banned for many a young gentleman since then

[-] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

tangent: do you think names only fit a particular nationality?

[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Sort of? Like calling a native Scandinavian Jerwayne or Tâo isnt going to go down great.

Of course someone is free to do that, you can call them X Æ A-Xii if you want. But still. Not really ideal.

[-] denaggels@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

The stache for sure, but the hair?

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