%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Adolf Hitler Uunona, a Ompundja constituency councillor in the Oshana region, has removed the name ‘Hitler’ from his identity (ID) document.

Adolf Hitler Uunona, a Ompundja constituency councillor in the Oshana region, has removed the name ‘Hitler’ from his identity (ID) document.

He says he no longer wants to be known by his birth name.

Uunona has held his council seat since 2004, winning previous elections in 2015 and 2020 with a significant majority.

He has firmly distanced himself from Nazi ideology, saying his father named him without understanding the historical significance of the name.

In an interview with The Namibian on Wednesday, he said he prefers to go by the name ‘Adolf Uunona’ and says his name doesn’t reflect his character or ambitions.

  • 001Guy001@sh.itjust.works
    11·
    1 day ago

    I totally understand him, and I don’t know his policies, but wouldn’t it be great if the name Adolf Hitler got “appropriated” towards egalitarian policies of inclusion and equality, in a sort of opposition to the way the nazis appropriated the swastika

  • njm1314@lemmy.world
    29·
    2 days ago

    He sure hung on longer than I would have for a middle name but you know good for him I guess.

      • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
        16·
        2 days ago

        In Scandinavia, where it also refers to non-murderous historical figures, it’s more acceptable, though you still don’t see many younger Adolfs. Anywhere where the average person cannot name more than one Adolf, probably not. (In any German-speaking country, it’s probably a crime.)

        Sort of like naming a kid Attila. It’s fine if you’re Hungarian, problematic otherwise.

    • Sunspear@piefed.socialEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      I mean I assume if you’ve lived 30+ years with your given first name, usually it’s something that you associate with yourself a lot, why change it if that’s who you imagine yourself to be