Dept reminds M’sians not to be ‘too creative’ with baby names such as ‘Skibidi, Usyux, Nur Sayunx’

A newborn baby. — DayakDaily.com file pic. // Photo: Pixabay

By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, July 14: The National Registration Department (NRD) has reminded Malaysians to not be ‘too creative’ in naming their babies.

In a recent Facebook post, the Department shared its guidelines on unacceptable names for children which included undesirable names or names that do not give a good meaning in Malay language such as ‘bodoh’ (stupid), ‘busuk’ (smelly), ‘harimau’ (tiger), ‘skibidi’ (Gen-A slang) and ‘evil’.

The Facebook post by National Registration Department (NRD) on July 8, 2024.

Parents should also avoid giving titles in their baby’s names such as ‘Dato’, ‘Tan Sri’, ‘Puan Sri’, and ‘Haji’.

Parents must also be careful in being too ‘fancy’ and ‘creative’ in the spelling of names that leads to difficulty in pronouncing them such as ‘chuynx’ (Malay slang for sayang), ‘ytjt’ (yang tau je tau), and ‘usyux’ (busuk).

Additionally, the maximum length of characters on birth certificates is 80.

“What’s the weirdest and most unique name that you have ever heard?

“Can we name our kids ‘mipan zuzu’, ‘Nur Sayunx’, ‘MybabyGirl’, ‘Siti Nurtizen’, ‘Sailormoon’ or ‘Ultraman’?

“Please do not be weird, parents. These (attached photos) are the guidelines for baby-naming as set by NRD,” the department wrote. — DayakDaily