The answer to that question (What's your name?) is now trending towards two answers here in Switzerland: Luca for boys, and Lara for girls. Both Leon and Laura, Swiss parents' former favourite names, are still in the top ten. Maybe this is why everybody knows how to pronounce Swiss Miss's name and nobody knows Swiss Mister's? ("Eye-Anne?")From Swiss News:
Swiss parents have traditionally opted for relatively traditional, often biblical names.
One of the reasons why they didn't in the past go for unusual names was that they couldn't: local registry offices would veto any names deemed inappropriate. Objects are banned, although flowers are allowed.
In one relatively high-profile case a decade or so ago, Christine Lauterburg, a famous-within-Switzerland musician, was told she couldn't call her daughter "Lexikon".
Nowadays however all local registries agree with the line taken by Zurich's civil registrar that "parents are basically free to choose their child's name as long as it is not likely to damage the interests of the child".
I'm guessing "Moon Unit" is out, then?
Just think Possum, you could have a cute little baby like that and name her (or him) anything you wanted.Food for thought.
ReplyDeleteEven Lexikon?
ReplyDeleteIf it's in your Lexis. Why not?
ReplyDeleteI can come over there and deliver Lexikon if you'd like!
ReplyDeleteThis deal is getting sweeter all the time!
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