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That’s completely normal in many countries, Germany for example doesn’t let you pick offensive or clearly-bad names for the child. You can’t call your kid Hässlich (Ugly) for example. You can also not use X12-Whatever-Allowed-In-US.

But apart from that, there’s no list, you can invent names.

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Yes, but a veto over an offensive name is different from choose-only-from-allowlist.

https://www.personregistrering.dk/hc/en-gb/articles/36002148...:

“If the first name you want for your child is not on the list of approved names, you can apply to have it approved. You do this when you complete the application, where you are asked to explain why you want a non-approved first name.”

I think that’s a bit clearer than getting a veto, as vetos without a whitelist can get applied inconsistently.

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