Judgment of the Amsterdam District Court dated July 2, 2021

The applicant originally received the name Janny at birth, but her parents’ intention was to also name her after her grandmother, Felicia. They accidentally forgot to provide this name. The applicant deeply regrets this now, as she had a good relationship with her grandmother while she was alive. Her parents have provided a statement confirming that they did indeed forget to add the name of the grandmother. Thus, it was a mistake on their part.

The applicant’s parents did give their firstborn daughter a baptismal name. In this context, the applicant finds it regrettable that she does not have a baptismal name or was not named after her grandmother. The applicant had previously wished to have the name Felicia added, but she is now financially able to do so. The request is very important to her, and she expresses her wish to be able to carry her grandmother’s name.

The court, based on the applicant’s motivation, approves the request. There is a sufficiently weighty interest in the request for a name change.

• The actual first names are fictitious.