What happens when a chosen baby name is removed from Tajik lists?

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Parents can lose the ability to register a name after it is removed from Tajik government lists
When Tajik authorities update the government list of approved baby names, parents whose chosen name is removed may be unable to register their child’s name for a birth certificate, even if it was previously allowed. Shakhnoza Nazarova said her selected name, Dunyo, was on the list, but after the February update it no longer appeared, leaving her with no clear answers a month after her daughter was born. She also said there is no guidance on what to do when a name is not on the list, and that no one would accept her application.
The February update can make an earlier approved name unusable
The approved-name register was rolled out 10 years ago and was last updated in February. If a name disappears after an update, parents may find it effectively blocked at the point of registration for the birth certificate. In Nazarova’s case, Dunyo was listed before the update, but was removed afterward, and her daughter’s name could not be registered.
Rejected applications can be turned away without an alternative pathway
Nazarova said there is no guidance on what steps to take when a chosen name is not on the list, and that her application was not accepted. This means the administrative process can end with the parent unable to complete registration using the name they selected. The issue is not limited to one family, with other parents reporting similar difficulties.
Names not on the list can be treated as “not Tajik enough”
Authorities exclude names they deem foreign from the register, and officials’ standards for what counts as an acceptable Tajik name are described as vague. Some Muslim names are excluded, such as Yassine, Amira and Riyad, while others such as Muhammad and Kareem are permitted. That ambiguity can leave parents unable to use names they consider valid within Tajik naming traditions.
Parents may have to switch to an official alternative name
Gurdovarid Mamadjonova said her preferred name, Yasmina, is not on the list, even though Tajik versions exist as Yosuman or Yosamin. For her first daughter, she had to use the official name Oisha instead of her preferred Aisha, and she was still deciding what to do for her second child. The cases show that when a name is not accepted, parents may end up using the name authorities provide rather than their chosen option.

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