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You named your baby what??

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And that’s why they don’t let you name your baby just anything in Germany. A couple in Mississippi named their baby ESPN. The scariest thing is there are three other known cases of couples naming their babies ESPN. What’s the thought process there?

Posted by Jill Manty on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 8:35 pm 
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3 Responses to “You named your baby what??”
  1. George says:
    October 8, 2006 at 6:53 pm

    Oh rats! You mean I can’t name our next kid “Dancing with the Stars Manty”?

  2. Franca says:
    October 15, 2006 at 2:42 am

    “And that’s why they don’t let you name your baby just anything in Germany.”

    You mean we actually have some little Ämter who checks? I didn’t know that! (It wouldn’t overly surprise me, mind)

  3. Jill Manty says:
    October 15, 2006 at 6:48 am

    Yes, in Germany, there really is someone who checks on names. You can check out this link to find out what names pass muster.