North Koreans banned from using leader's name

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N. Koreans banned from using leader's name
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SEOUL, Dec 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has ordered its people not to use the name "Kim Jong-un" in a bid to protect the supreme authority of the current leader, according to Pyongyang's official document confirmed Wednesday.

In January 2011, then leader Kim Jong-il issued a decree urging people with the same name to change it "voluntarily." As North Korea is regarded as a totalitarian state, it is unclear whether the decree was actually voluntary.

The North has also prohibited parents from registering their newborn babies with the current leader's name, according to the document titled "a task to achieve." The use of the given name "Jong-un" is also banned.

While unthinkable in most other countries, the rules are not new in the state long ruled by the Kim family.

For decades, people have not been allowed to use the names "Kim Il-sung" and "Kim Jong-il." Kim Il-sung was the founding leader of the country and is the grandfather of the sitting leader.

Kim Jong-un took power in December 2011 following the death of his father Kim Jong-il.

North Korea maintains a personality cult surrounding the three Kims. (Yonhap)


-- TNA 2014-12-03

[JoePai]

Be easier for him to change his name to "Kim Fat <deleted>"

[Shot]

How about the dog. Can we name it Kim Jong-un?

[neverdie]

Something tells me if this was your name you'd either, a. Suicide, b. Change it.

[Kalbo]

Where have I heard a similar statement just recently ?

Slightly off-tangent,and I'm not N. Korean, but I find it difficult to imagine people wanting to have the same name as him.

I mean, in all my time in Europe and Asia, I have never yet met a German with the name 'Adolf'.

[ubonjoe]

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[Thai at Heart]

How about the dog. Can we name it Kim Jong-un?

Dogs in North Korea are in quite short supply.

[ezzra]

From now on he will be known as : "the fat guy who talks crap and kill people because he likes too"

[outsider]

'Fatty Kim' then?

[aboctok]

Where have I heard a similar statement just recently ?

Slightly off-tangent,and I'm not N. Korean, but I find it difficult to imagine people wanting to have the same name as him.

I mean, in all my time in Europe and Asia, I have never yet met a German with the name 'Adolf'.

Yes, but what about when Adolf was boss? For a while, it looks as though it was considered good style to name a baby after him:

http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1076,00.html

Edited December 3, 2014 by aboctok

[lil fluffy clouds]

mmm the three stooges....

[klauskunkel]

good to hear they have their priorities straight

[Morakot]

Seem to be a priority in other countries too, where it is illegal to have a name that is incidental to that of the head of state.

[mathias67]

'Fatty Kim' then?

How about Fat Piggy Kim

[Chicog]

There may come a day when he'll regret that.

"I'm Spartacus", etc.

[rotary]

I heard a rumor that the USA will pass a law that no child can be named BARRACK to protect something.............

[ATF]

Since nearly everyone in Korea seems to be called Kim this exercise id fraught with difficulties.

[ChiangraiTony]

Come on he can't be that bad. Certainly it could be worst. Instead of allowing those having the same name to change it, he could have just killed everyone for having the same name.

[bangon04]

Since nearly everyone in Korea seems to be called Kim this exercise id fraught with difficulties.

"North Korea has ordered its people not to use the name "Kim "

[connda]

No one must utter 'God's' name. What a certifiable nut job. lmao

[ATF]

Since nearly everyone in Korea seems to be called Kim this exercise id fraught with difficulties.

"North Korea has ordered its people not to use the name "Kim "

So what is Kim - Chi going to be called now?

[USNret]

His new name is "He Who Must Not Be Named".

[Lissos]