Editing Given name (section)

== Legal status ==
A child's given name or names are usually chosen by the parents soon after birth. If a name is not assigned at birth, one may be given at a [[naming ceremony]], with family and friends in attendance. In most jurisdictions, a child's name at birth is a matter of public record, inscribed on a [[birth certificate]], or its equivalent. In Western cultures, people normally retain the same given name throughout their lives. However, in some cases these names may be changed by following legal processes or by repute. People may also change their names when immigrating from one country to another with different naming conventions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/Static_Files_Memoranda/Archives%201998-2008/2005/namingcnv091305.pdf |title=Naming Conventions; Use of Full Legal Name on All USCIS Issued Documents |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218113447/https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoranda/Static_Files_Memoranda/Archives%201998-2008/2005/namingcnv091305.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2019 |date=13 September 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In certain jurisdictions, a government-appointed registrar of births may refuse to register a name for the reasons that it may cause a child harm, that it is considered offensive, or if it is deemed impractical. In France, the agency can refer the case to a local judge. Some jurisdictions, such as Sweden, restrict the spelling of names.{{NoteTag|Protesting Swedish naming laws, in 1996, two parents attempted to name their child [[Naming law in Sweden#Protest names|Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116]], stating that it was "a pregnant, expressionistic development that we see as an artistic creation".<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6525475.stm |title=BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Baby named Metallica rocks Sweden |date=4 April 2007}}</ref>}} In Denmark, one does not need to register a given name for the child until the child is six months old, and in some cases, one can even wait a little longer than this before the child gets an official name.