Alexa, Siri, Cortana and whatever they are called are apparently not suitable first names for people. A girl could now change her first name after a court order.

When choosing names for their children, expectant parents often consider whether they already know people or pets with certain names and whether this would be suitable for their offspring. In the future, they will probably also have to consider that AI-controlled voice assistants also have human names.

Administration rejected the request

A preschool-aged girl from Lower Saxony bore the name of such a language assistant and therefore experienced massive bullying.
The parents reported numerous incidents in which other people gave “commands” to the child, as is done with voice assistants. However, the girl was now suffering because of these “jokes”, the parents requested a name change and a middle name should be added.

According to the court, this application was rejected by the city administration, so the second step was to go to court.

Court decided to change name

The administrative authority's rejection was justified by the fact that the stress “was not proven by medical or psychological reports”.

However, the judges decided very humanely and rated the desire for a name change higher than the public interest in a constant name. The application was granted in court.

“Mental distress could also be viewed as an important reason for a name change if, taking into account the given circumstances, it is understandable and justified according to general public opinion. The psychological stress does not have to reach the level of an illness requiring treatment.”

Göttingen Administrative Court

Now the girl can have a middle name.

Source: futurezone.at , press release Göttingen Administrative Court

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