Tuesday

"Udemixon?", "...Aqui."


As reported by the NYTimes, the Venezuelan government is making efforts to assuage the increasing trend of bestowing 'prolifically inventive' names upon children. A new measure proposes a limited list of 100 names from which parents can choose from. First names such as Udemixon, Hilter, Hochimin, Gengis Kahn, Batman, and (quite possibly the greatest name I've ever heard) Kleiderson Klarth will certainly be excluded from the list. Read the full article here.

What's fascinating is where these names are coming from, and aside from administrative and spelling frustration, what's the problem?