Judgment of the Amsterdam District Court dated June 30, 2021
The applicant was originally given the name Jasmijn at birth, but her parents’ intention was to also name her after her grandmother, Anette. 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. According to the statement provided by her parents, they indeed forgot to name the applicant after her grandmother.
The parents of the applicant 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 Anette added, but she is now financially able to do so. The request is very important to her. On the one hand, she wishes to honor her grandmother, and on the other hand, she finds it important to fulfill her mother’s wish.
The court, based on the applicant’s motivation, approves the request for a name change (in the sense of adding her grandmother’s first name).”
- The actual first names are fictitious.
