This issue is no longer simply about taking the father’s surname and the mother’s surname.
Since the patriarchal society, it has been a tradition for children to take their surname. However, my country’s marriage law clearly stipulates that children can take their father’s surname or their mother’s surname. In addition, according to the general principles of civil law, citizens enjoy the right of name and have the right to decide, use and change their names in accordance with regulations.
With the development of society, the concept of "equality between men and women" has gradually been recognized by everyone, and the tradition of taking the father's surname has also undergone some changes. Some couples even use it when naming their children. The couple's surnames. It can be seen that the traditional concept of surnames is gradually changing.
Although the right to name is a legal right of citizens, if you "arbitrarily choose and create your own surname", it will also be restricted by the law.
According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country:
Citizens enjoy the right to name in accordance with the law. When citizens exercise their right to name, they must also respect social ethics and must not harm the interests of the public. In principle, citizens should take their father's or mother's surname.
If one of the following circumstances occurs, you can choose a surname other than the father’s surname and the mother’s surname: (1) Choose the surname of other direct elder blood relatives;
(2) The surname of the caregiver is chosen because he is raised by someone other than the legal caregiver;
(3) There are other legitimate reasons that do not violate public order and good customs. The surnames of ethnic minority citizens can be derived from the cultural traditions and customs of their own ethnic groups.
As for the issue of "self-created surnames" outside the above circumstances, we can take a look at the 17th batch of guiding cases issued by the Supreme People's Court:
In February 2009, the plaintiff When Lv Moumou (his wife Zhang Moumou) applied for household registration (birth registration) for his daughter, he was refused by the Yanshan Police Station because Lv Moumou named his daughter "Beiyan Yunyi" and her name was not Taking the father's surname and not taking the mother's surname is a "self-created surname".
Lu Moumou believes that the name they gave their child complies with legal requirements and the public security agency should register it.
Request the court to order to confirm that the defendant’s refusal to apply for household registration under the name "Beiyan Yunyi" is illegal.
After the court hearing, the court held that if citizens are allowed to choose surnames or even create their own surnames based only on their personal preferences, it will have an impact on cultural traditions and ethical concepts, and will not only violate the good customs of society and general Moral requirements are also not conducive to maintaining social order and achieving healthy social control, and are obviously arbitrary.
The court’s verdict: dismissed the plaintiff Lu Moumou’s claim.
It can be seen that although the right to name is a basic right of our citizens, it cannot be too arbitrary. Speaking of this, Xiaolu suddenly remembered the child named "Glory of the King"...
What do you think about parents naming their children "too randomly"?