[nickcarraway]

[doc1019]

Talk about control!

[tumblindice]

Ozzie?

[smokingfrog]

When bureaucrats have too much power..

[MeshugeMikey]

The icelandic gubment approaches the level of bizarre that exists in Islamic “republics”

[Nifster]

always important for the government to control everything

[Viennacon]

Approved names? Iceland is an Orwellian cesspit

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks to this, I shall complain a wee bit less about bureaucracy here in the US (even the DPS offices).

[OneWingedShark]

"But this time, the authorities have decided to apply the letter of the law," Cardew, a British-born cook who moved to Iceland 14 years ago, told the Guardian. "And that says no official document will be issued to people who do not bear an approved Icelandic name."

Well, does that preclude immigration/naturalization?
(And wouldn't a name-change also be an official document, which would have to be issued to someone who wanted to get an approved name?)

[Yardstick]

Good grief. I didn’t realize Icelanders had “the tendency”.

[JRandomFreeper]

She looks like a Harriet. If she was my brat or grandbrat, her nickname would be Harry.

/johnny

[Dagnabitt]

I bet that in Iceland you can name your kid Mohammad or Fatima.

(Iceland is way behind their Nordic cousins in national-suicide-by-Muslim-migration, but I believe they have started taking the poison.)

[JoeDetweiler]

My Great-great-great Uncle, Chrispi Anus, might have thought something along these lines was a good idea.

[FlingWingFlyer]

She looks like a young “shield maiden”. She needs to go convince these buffoons that Harriet is a good name.

[jocon307]

She’s a very pretty girl. Harriet can be improved upon, let me just put it that way.

[glock rocks]

Vagna?

Thailand?

[dfwgator]

What about Shaniqua or LaTrayvion?

[GeronL]

Stúlka and Drengur Cardew

Those sound like Viking names to me.

[TChad]

The lists for approved male and female Icelandic names are linked here:

http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Icelandic_Names

I couldn't pass.

[rockrr]

Yea because calling her “Dögg” would be so much better for her self esteem.

*SMH*

[House Atreides]

Cute little girl. Actually Iceland is simply trying to preserve its heritage and culture. I personally don’t think there’s anything wrong with that and it has been that way for a long time. As an immigrant into Iceland, the guy mentioned in the article should have been willing to accept their customs and laws.

Of course, he could have the attitude that some Californians have when they move to neighboring state to escape the hell they helped create in their native state.