Girl fights to be called by her name in Iceland, suing Government. Interesting.

For 15 years, an Icelandic teenager has been called her given name, Blaer Bjarkardottir, by everyone except government employees and other officials. That's because "Blaer" (reportedly Icelandic for "light breeze") isn't on a list of government-approved names for girls.

So, in school and at the bank, she is often addressed as "stulka" — "girl" — before she explains the situation.

Bjarkardottir, 15, is now suing the government with the help of her mother, Bjork Eidsdottir, who tells the AP that the name "Blaer" — has been accepted by the Icelandic Naming Committee before, despite not being one of a reported 1,853 female names that are officially allowed.

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