Is Adolf a safe name yet? How long needs to pass?
this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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I wouldn't, im not German it would be silly, but for other Germans. Edit : Austrians and Belgians abd etceteras.
Also the moustache AND hair have been absolutely banned for many a young gentleman since then
The stache for sure, but the hair?
I disagree, because Donald is already owned by many other famous figures, many predating trump. It is a name with notoriety, but it is more in grounds with say Napoleon Bonaparte, and other such significant political entities. The dilution period for his name will be even sooner than Napoleon though because of the popularity of his name, so we probably won't see it entirely disappear from naming conventions the way Adolf has. It might raise eyebrows within certain social circles for a while, but honestly not much more, particularly as you leave the American sphere of influence.
Donald, Vladimir, Zedong, Jinping, Il, or Un
Also sort of shifty is Muammar and Hugo.
Joseph seems a little more benign by comparison, no?
Small correction: Jong is Kim Jong Un’s given name, not Un. his father was Kim Jong Il whose given name was also Jong and his father was Kim Il Sung whose given name is Il.
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Can Cyril make a return then?
Real dude... I was writing a story a while back, and usually when naming characters I just pull one from the noggin that "feels right", and I fell on "Donnie" for a young delinquent that was meant to bite off more than he can chew picking a fight with real criminals. When I revisited it a bit later in time, I internally cringed and had to pick a different name altogether lol
Shame because I felt like the name suited him so well that I wound up not continuing the story much after that.