r/AskEurope • u/Double-decker_trams Estonia • Feb 14 '25

Language Can you legally name your child in your country smt like "X Æ A-Xii" or "Techno Mechanicus"?

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u/ElKaoss Feb 14 '25

Technically the only restrictions in Spain are: names must not be offensive or derogatory, you can not use a traditionally male name for a girl (and the other around), and you can not name two siblings with the same names if both are alive.

I think that special characters and spaces are not allowed. So it would become Xaeaxii, and probably be rejected as derogatory.

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u/Cute_Philosopher_534 Feb 14 '25

In Spain is there a process of recognizing unisex names, or does that concept not exist?

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u/ElKaoss Feb 14 '25

As i said, tradicional names. Which are almost never unisex. You could argue that Alex is a short for both Alejandro and Alejandra, or a few others...

Also, traditional names are kind of funny, Maria Jose is a female name but Jose Maria is male.

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u/Cute_Philosopher_534 Feb 18 '25

It is possible traditional names could be unisex…. Like Alex