If your name was Superman would you expect to get picked on? Swedish tax authorities thought so and declined a request by Sara Leisten to name her newborn son after the superhero. The officials were following legislation giving them veto power over names. They nixed Staalman (Superman) citing its potential to attract ridicule later in life. The decision prompted complaints of inconsistency in applying the law. Previously, names such as Batman, Tarzan, and Bebben (after a soccer star) have been permitted. Other names refused were Bajen (a soccer team) and Asterix.
The boy’s parents wanted this name for their son because he was born with one arm pointing skyward, posed in the way Superman flies. Leisten plans to re-apply, this time with the name Staalmannen (The Superman). If it is approved, one thing is clear, little Superman would have a name he can never live up to.
You and I have a name. My name means, “a symbol of victory,” and I try to live up to my name. Jesus was given a name which means the “Lord is salvation” and He lived up to His name. Jesus came, died and resurrected to give us hope and salvation. I do not know what your name means, however, may be we can ask God to give us strength, wisdom, character, and heart to live up to the name given to all believers, “Christian”- the one who belongs to Christ.
Merry early Christmas!!!