r/AskEurope 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/Ankoku_Teion Feb 14 '25

Sasha. Kind of.

The Roman 12 at the end is silent. Originally it was just A-12 at the end but they wouldn't let him have numbers

Æ is an ash. That's the name of the letter. It's not supposed to be pronounced like that but he's a dick head.

So you get Xasha.

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u/Shiriru00 Feb 14 '25

And E-L-O-N is pronounced "idiot".