A group of Russian lawmakers has proposed a bill to prevent parents from giving their newborns “unusual” names, according to state media reports on Monday. The bill aims to protect children from names like “Dumpling,” “Stool,” and “Nightstand,” said Tatiana Butskaya, a member of the ruling United Russia party. She is also part of the State Duma’s Committee on Family Protection, Fatherhood, Motherhood, and Childhood.
Butskaya, speaking in a live stream on her Telegram channel, explained that the bill includes a list of approved names for newborns. However, she did not specify when the bill would be submitted to parliament for the first reading.
“The bill is ready, everything is ready,” Butskaya said, as quoted by state news agency TASS. “As soon as we find where we can select the approved names from, we’re ready to submit.”
It is still unclear whether the government supports the bill. Initially, the proposal aimed to prevent parents from naming their children after the opposite gender. Currently, Russian law only bans names that include numbers, symbols, titles, ranks, or profanity.
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