Source: Hinduism Today
HAWAII, USA, July 17, 2001: Several responses to a query sent out on HPI regarding German laws on children’s name has elicited several responses indicating there are no such laws. The issue arose when a Tamil father in a German town was told he could not give his new-born daughter anything other than a German name. It is suggested that parents encountering such a situation in Germany or any other country consult a lawyer to ascertain their actual legal rights, and not take the word of a local official as final.