"He advised the Ministry that Anus and Pluto be rejected, for example." -- Very odd NYTimes article on Denmark's bureaucracy of baby names. There's an approved list of basic names new parents can choose from, but anything else (i.e. Ashleiy, Molli, Monkey) must be submitted for government review. This would never fly in the US of A, but maybe there's a lesson to be learned...do we really need to saddle kids with MiKaylah and the like? Hmmm, this gives me a good idea for...

...a Name That Friday Five! Miss Kim has flown off again for the weekend, so I'll humbly submit a topic for your perusal:

How did your parents choose your name? They chose Emily after the woman who ran the college volunteer program they did in Appalachia; Katherine is the latest iteration in my mom's family from Ekaterina to Catherine to Mary Katherine to Kathleen to me.
What's your (least) favorite celebrity name? I actually like Apple, but Brooklyn? No. Also no to anything like Lola/Lulu/Lala, anything faux literary (Demi Moore, I'm looking at you), and of course all the poor Zappas.
What would your porn star name be? Fashion designer name? Barfly name? Click here!
Porn star: Maggie Myrtle
Movie Star: Chocolate Alexander
Fashion Designer: Search Henri
Socialite: MeMe Newark (!)
Fly Girl: E.Du (!!!)
Icon: Toffee Milk
Detective: Chick Jersey
Barfly: Cracker Caipirinha
If you were opening a restaurant, what would you name it? Many of my old homeroom teachers had great names for a pub: Braithwaite, Shallcross, Donnelly, Erxleben...
What's the worst name to have with your last name? I think it's Roy.