Mexican State Law Makes It Illegal To Name Babies ‘Facebook,’ Keep Twitter On The Table, Please
Sonora, the Mexican state just across the border from Arizona, has banned about 61 baby names from use in their state. Included in the list of names that can no longer be bestowed on bouncing bundles of joy: Lady Di, Rambo, and the Spanish equivalents of the words martian and circumcision (“marciano” and “circuncision”). Apparently, “Facebook” was also a name that had to be struck from the list of options for Sonoran parents.
The names that were banned were names that had been found at least once in the newborn registry. Officials are still combing through to find others that may be taken out of usage under the law. Cristina Ramirez, the Sonora state Civil Registry director said:
“The law is very clear because it prohibits giving children names that are derogatory or that don’t have any meaning and that can lead to bullying.”
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