Choosing a Baby Name in Buenos Aires

"What do you mean we can't choose any name we want?" I asked my girlfriend. "Well, we have to check the official name list and make sure it's an allowable name," was her response to my perplexed look.

I never expected something like this but, the hubby wasn't totally surprised. It seems that France has the same rule.

So that was how I found out that here in Buenos Aires, you have to choose from an official list of names for your new addition. I was panicked thinking that we would be limted to a short list of names, but upon checking the official government of of Buenos Aires Nombres list, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the list is actually quite long and comprehensive.

There are several rules that govern the name list and also allow for some leeway for foreigners.
-- The list is meant to prevent names that are outlandish, ridiculous, opposite to Argentine customs, or that express or mean political or ideological tendencies.
-- If the parents are diplomatics or consular employees they can be exempted and the name can be petitioned to be added to the list. Also, if the name can be proven to exist as a real name or one of the parents has the name, it can also be petioned to be approved and added to the list.
-- Names that sound like last names are not allowed; names that are identical to siblings aren't allowed; and the total length of first, middle, and last name cannot exceed three names.

Luckily for us, 99% of the names we are considering are in the list, with just a few exceptions of names that I like that are used in the Northeast of the U.S. So I think we'll be able to get by without any problem and actually, I've gotten a few new ideas from the extensive list as well.

Comments

[Cass]

Thanks so much for writing this pregnancy blog! My husband and I have been planning to start trying to get pregnant this fall, but we also both would like to spend January-June in Bs.As. It just occurred to me that perhaps we could start in the spring? First, I looked up the quarantine rules for our little dawg, and found your site that way. Lo and behold -- you have a blog on being pregnant there! If we are just graduate students doing independent research there, would we qualify for medical insurance, or would we need to secure work there to get it? Thanks a lot, and I hope you feel better soon from your cold!

[Cass]

I found a link to Deby's site from your blog, and from there I went to the yahoo group BANewcomers, so I found the info there on healthcare. Best to you! Cass

[Magalí]

Hi, my name is Magalí, I was worn in Buenos Aires in the 70s and my name was in no list..but as with many things in this country what matters is your capacity to insist and overcome the "short" mentality of the person bechind the counter. Just insit on what ever name you like or tell them, as my mom said 34 year ago, " if it is not "Magali" she will not have a name, thanks to you".. a little extremist but it worked.
Best of luck!
Magali

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