I'm not sure if this is beautiful, but it is a mess. I guess the beauty is that I can't stop laughing about this. My friends DeDe, Brian, Jenifer and I were all laughing over the stupid names people name their children, and how even if it is a semi-normal name, they have to go change the spelling to confuse everyone. DeDe mentioned that she knew girls named Diamond and Princess. There are other names like Building and Street. She found another girl named "Memoree". We all ask why, but this story takes the cake!WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand authorities have blocked a couple's bid to officially name their new son "4real," saying numerals are not allowed.
Pat and Sheena Wheaton said they decided to name their new baby "4real" shortly after having an ultrasound and being struck by the reality of his impending arrival.
"For most of us, when we try to figure out what our names mean, we have to look it up in a babies book and ... there's no direct link between the meaning and the name," Pat Wheaton told TV One on Wednesday. "With this name, everyone knows what it means."
But when the parents filed the name with New Zealand's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, they were told names beginning with a number were against the rules.
The government office has opened negotiations with the parents about the name under a policy that says all unusual names must be given case-by-case consideration.
"The name has not at this stage been rejected," Registrar-General Brian Clarke said in a statement Thursday. "We are currently in discussions with the parents ... to clarify the situation."
Clarke said the rules are designed to prevent names that are "likely to cause offense to a reasonable person." Satan and Adolf Hitler were proposed names that have been declined, he said.
If no compromise has been reached by July 9, the baby will be registered as "real," officials say.
New Zealand law requires all children born in the South Pacific nation to be registered with the Births, Deaths and Marriages registry within two months of birth.
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The other day I saw a guy on a dating show whose name was ATREYU, like The Never-Ending Story. How would it be to explain that you were named after the renamed character in an 80's fantasy movie based on a modern German fairy tale?
I still think the worst part about naming your kid is trying to come up with a name that won't cause them to be traumatized while going through school... I personally don't care if the name sounds dumb to adults, but if it's easily made fun of by a 4 year old then it gets the automatic veto from me. We went with a family name, and that's worked out pretty well. I think HB(M) should consider having a girl so that she could be HB(M)2. I always liked a good sequel...
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