Decision of the District Court of The Hague dated November 18, 2020

The applicants have two children, both of whom are a few years old; a son and a daughter. During the birth registration of their son, the applicants named him after both fathers. Later, when their daughter was born, the applicants realized that they had not named their daughter in any way, and they regret this oversight.

The parents feel a sense of shame towards their daughter, feeling they may have shortchanged her. They want to avoid making distinctions between their children in terms of naming. The applicants also see it as a beautiful gesture towards their mothers if their daughter can still be named after both (grand)mothers. Consequently, the son is named after the fathers of the applicants, and now they want to name their daughter after both (grand)mothers.

The applicants consider that there has been a mistake. They did not think enough about the name choice for their daughter and want to correct it now. They also view it as a nice gesture towards their mothers.

The court has no objection to granting the request; it rules that the applicants have adequately explained a sufficiently weighty interest in the request. The court grants the requested name change.