NZ names

[webofevil]

Apparently in New Zealand it's compulsory to follow through on those daft ideas you find yourself bandying about in the pub.

A judge in New Zealand made a young girl a ward of court so that she could change the name she hated - Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.

Judge Rob Murfitt said that the name embarrassed the nine-year-old and could expose her to teasing. He attacked a trend of giving children bizarre names, citing several examples.

New Zealand does not allow names that would cause offence or that are longer than 100 characters, Registrar-General Brian Clarke said. Officials often tried to talk parents out of particularly unusual choices that could embarrass their offspring.

Allowed: Violence; Number 16 Bus Shelter; Midnight Chardonnay; Benson and Hedges (twins)

Blocked: Yeah Detroit; Stallion; Twisty Poi; Keenan Got Lucy; Sex Fruit; Fat Boy; Cinderella Beauty Blossom; Fish and Chips (twins) [BBC]

Comments

[offensive-mango.livejournal.com]

Yeah Detroit is BRILLIANT!

I want to change my name to Outlaw.

[(Anonymous)]

Murfitt! I bet he does!

[offensive-mango.livejournal.com]

Also, lame. Why didn't she just go by Talula, or even just Lou? It's a perfectly common name. Nobody is expected to go by all their names all the time.

[addedentry.livejournal.com]

Violence; Number 16 Bus Shelter; Midnight Chardonnay; Benson and Hedges (twins)

It's a little story of conception, isn't it?

[lebeautemps.livejournal.com]

Brilliant. Its like naming a pedigree dog.

[chiller.livejournal.com]

I like "Yeah Detroit", as well.

I am surprised by how uncreative they all are. You would've thought there'd at least be one called something like "Ha Ha Low Sperm Count" or something.

[spoonrefuter.livejournal.com]

Benson and Hedges (twins)

My mum has claimed on several occasions - not all of them down the pub - that if I had been twins, we would have been called Sam 'n Ella

[(Anonymous)]

Why are the 'alloweds' and 'blockeds' so random?
Call me Paula Yates, but what precisely is wrong with Cinderella Beauty Blossom when Number 16 Bus Shelter is acceptable?
I plan to name my first born Twisty Poi - I LOVE it!

[kasku.livejournal.com]

Bloody Hell. Clearly these people think their children are pet goldfish or something. Do they need to be shot? I'm not sure. A sense of humour goes a long way. (Although those aren't particularly funny, especially not for the child in question!)