The baby was born on October 22 in a hospital in Vitoria and at the moment it is still not registered According to the Law, names must not have other limits than those required by respect for the dignity of the person Hazia means seed in Basque but Hazi It also has the meaning of semen. In Vitoria a judge refuses to accept the name that some parents have chosen for their daughter and the alarms have gone off. Does a magistrate have the right not to admit the name that the parents want to give their offspring? With the law in hand, yes. The rejected name is Hazia, which in Basque means seed. The magistrate argues that “there is no other girl with that name and that it is a noun,” according to the family. Some explanations that have not convinced the parents who are not willing to give in. The case began a few days ago. The baby was born on October 22 in a hospital in Vitoria, her parents delegated to the hospital the process of requesting her registration in the registry, a requirement that is carried out through a magistrate. The surprise came 48 hours later when they were informed that a magistrate had not accepted the chosen name. As they did not understand why the parents appeared before the magistrate trying to reach an agreement but, according to what they have said, she remained in her refusal and urged them to choose another name because otherwise “she herself would choose one.” What the Law says in this regardAccording to the current law, freedom in the imposition of names should not have, in principle, other limits than those required by respect for the dignity of the person itself, so in principle names that lead to ridicule cannot be used or that they have negative connotations “We believe that what happens is that one of the meanings of ‘hazi’ is semen, but it is that one of the meanings of Pilar is Columna and that is not why the name is prohibited”, explained the grandmother of the girl in El Correo Vasco. In principle, the magistrate can base her refusal on two articles: Article 192 of the Civil Registry Regulations, which states that: “Any name that confuses the designation or that as a whole misleads about the name is prohibited.” sex” .The 54 of the Civil Registry Law where it is argued that: “Extravagant, inappropriate, irreverent or subversive names are prohibited.” Of course, in this same article 54 it is also said that efforts will be made to: “Protect and promote the use of the different Spanish languages, since all of them are part of the popular autochthonous collection of our Nation” In the Basque Country there is an Onomastic Database Basque (EODA), where a service of a normative nature is offered, advising or suggesting to society how proper names should be used in Basque and where it is advised to avoid names with negative connotations. There is no record of Hazia. “Why is Zigor admitted, which means punishment, and not Hazia?” asks the grandmother in the Post Office. The problem is that without the registered girl they cannot ask for child care permits, neither those of lactation, nor can they initiate many other procedures. That is why the parents try to reach an agreement as soon as possible, although they assure that they are not willing to give in, and intend to appeal the decision.