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It is incredibly stupid that the Passport office thinks that this is a copyright issue, but the parents logic is also baffling…

“We understand that Loki’s middle name is copyrighted, but we have no intention of using it for personal gain."

So you gave a child a name that they themselves won’t be able to use for “personal gain” when they grow up? Acknowledging the inherent limitations of a name like this just sounds like you willfully set your kid up for failure.

Sounds to me like a case of parents treating their child like an accessory. You’re not raising a child, you’re raising a future adult. Maybe don’t give them a legal name that is also a corporate brand name?

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I have a somewhat unusual name, that could me male or female. I really didn’t like it growing up. Now i don’t care anymore, moat people call me a wrong name anyway that sounds similar. But damn, growing up i just wanted a normal ass name.

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growing up i just wanted a normal ass name.

Now, as an adult, you can name your ass whatever you want!

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My son happens to have the name of one of my favorite comic book characters. However, it’s only one of his names, and also it’s a name that’s real and normal so nobody would think twice about it. I wouldn’t name him such an obvious name that is only tired to the one character

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