DT Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/6220319/Ridiculous-names-rejected#share Ridiculous names rejected Parents who tried to name their child Mafia No Fear are among hundreds who had their choice of name rejected in the past decade. Justice was the most popular disallowed name, with royal titles, religious references and punctuation marks among names parents tried to bestow upon children. A child and family psychologist who has even seen children named after illicit drugs says parents need to be more careful about stigmatising their kids. A list provided by the Internal Affairs Department shows 350 parents had the names they chose for their offspring rejected in the 10 years ending June 30, 2011. The list of disallowed names follows the release of the most popular names for 2011 - Liam and Ruby - this week. The most popular rejected name was Justice - 49 people tried to name their child that, along with alternate spellings Justus and Juztice. Royal titles featured heavily - King, Prince, Princess, Knight, Queen, Queen V, Queen Victoria, Lord, Lady, Baron and Duke were all rejected as were Royal, Royale, Majesty and Majesti. Religious references Messiah, Christ, Bishop, Saint and Lucifer didn't make the cut either. Mafia No Fear, Anal, V8, single letters, the Roman numerals I, II, III, punctuation symbols * . and / and titles such as President, Emperor, Chief, Constable, Sargent and General were also rejected. Internal Affairs deputy registrar-general Ross McPherson said no names were banned, but they did have to fall within the bounds of the law. "In general terms, people can register whatever names they like for their children," said Mr McPherson. "However, some rules do apply." Names could not be more than 100 characters, use an unearned title, or be offensive to the general public, he said. "So, one couldn't, for example, register a swear word as a name for their child or couldn't, without adequate justification, register a name of Justice, Colonel or Royal." Names also had to be actual words, not numbers or symbols. Last year it was reported that the name Nevaeh - heaven backwards - had been questioned but ultimately allowed. Now it is the 38th most popular girls' name. In 2008, Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt publicly criticised some parents' choice of names, after he ordered that a Taranaki girl named Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii be taken into court custody so she could change her name. Her name had not been registered in New Zealand, but other names such as Violence, Chardonnay and Number 16 Bus Shelter had been. Fairfax NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 "Anal [was] also rejected" WTF?! And this, ladies and gentleman, is why human beings should need to apply for a breeding licence before they are allowed to procreate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 WTF?! And this, ladies and gentleman, is why human beings should need to apply for a breeding licence before they are allowed to procreate! God forbid TCW The smelly bell ringer ever manage to find a female / fish that has no sense of smell and is deaf and blind to procreate with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 When someone wants to name their kid Anal you do wonder why they wanted offspring in the first place and should be checked on regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 On the subject of names The Beckhams are pretty fecked up, but fall way short of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates with Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie. Or how about Frank Zappa's brood of Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen? I went to school with a Chris Cross and a Carole service - True Story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 Number 16 Bus Shelter Haha, serious? Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen? That has a ring to it still messed up tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 God forbid TCW The smelly bell ringer ever manage to find a female / fish that has no sense of smell and is deaf and blind to procreate with. ...hate to break it to you, but he already has kids. As for the article, fair enough...but Justice seems a great name for a girl to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 On the subject of names The Beckhams are pretty fecked up, but fall way short of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates with Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie. Or how about Frank Zappa's brood of Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen? I went to school with a Chris Cross and a Carole service - True Story. My mum knew someone who's name was/is Theresa Green. V8 has got to be another ****ed up idea for a name, mind you are they referring to an engine block or the sexual (???) activity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 "Anal [was] also rejected" My missus also rejects this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 6 January, 2012 Share Posted 6 January, 2012 I went to school with a Wayne King, not sure what his parents were thinking of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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