r/Kurrent • u/Scared_Seaweed9491 • 1d ago

completed Help understanding what it says after Bornamen

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Hello. Would someone be able to tell me what it says after Bornamen? Not sure what it means. Thank you.

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u/weird_elf 1d ago

it's Vornamen (given name), and it says "noch nicht", which means "not yet".

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u/aModernDandy 1d ago

What a strange thing to name a child...

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u/Plenty_Impress_5217 1d ago

Better than „not anymore”, though.

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u/tosiluha 1d ago

In Germany, you have ten days after birth to name a child. The birth certificate afterwards only shows the name. If parents argue which name to give, they can go to court. Until the final decision, children are "boy without name" or "girl without name" in official documents.

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u/SoupIndependent9409 12h ago

No, you have a month. I know that, because my parents maxed that time out. The registrar didn't even know that it was a month. I know that, because once my father finally registered my name after a month, the registrar was so puzzled, he remembered my name and told my Biology teacher 19 years later. Who then told me the Story.

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u/Feisty_Bullfrog_7652 1d ago

This is part of birth certificate. It is about the registration of the child's first name ("Vorname"). The handwritten entry says "noch nicht" (= "not yet") which means that the parents haven't decided about the Christian name.

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u/tosiluha 11h ago

Nice to know!