In recent years, more and more residents of the Netherlands are turning to lawyers to officially change their name. In 2017, such cases were 13% more than two years earlier, Europulse.

Moreover, passports are changed, as a rule, people with quite ordinary Dutch names - such as Jaap or Emma. Most often, applicants want to legitimize a nickname or abbreviated name, which they are called friends and family members.

But people with unusual names for the Netherlands - such as Goodluck (from English "I wish good luck") or Jenius (from the English "genius") to part with them do not rush.

Civil servants can, at their discretion, deny a person if he wants to change his name to a previously unregistered.