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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (66818)8/1/2005 9:20:02 AM
From: Moominoid  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
Same in France, there is an official list, though I think that has been liberalised in recent years. OTOH France has perhaps the most diverse set of family names.

I have wondered what would happen if I went and claimed German citizenship... on the basis of 1500 years of our family living in Germany until my father was stripped of his citizenship... there's no practical point though as I am a UK citizen and the EU still exists for the moment.



To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (66818)8/1/2005 2:39:19 PM
From: critical_mass  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
This is a common misconception.

This law prevents people from naming their children "Vacuum Cleaner" or "Moon Unit" or "Dweezil". There are plenty of Turks (among others) born in Germany and their names are, well, Turkish.

The philosophy is different. In theory, the State protects kids from their parents' bad decisions.