The International Extraordinaire has been known to poke fun at the fact that every Dane we’ve ever met was called Jacob or Kristina in varying forms. It seems, however, that a new generation of Danes is being birthed and, indeed, a new hilarious era of confusion. The link below lists some of the most unique names registered in Denmark after a law in 2006 made it easier to have new first names approved.
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2012/08/10/094422.htm#.UCV48-3SmDM.facebook
I mean, this Altan (balcony) is nice, but I wouldn’t name my daughter after it.
