So what would you name your first born?

[Dymetrie]

Spotted this on BBC news and thought I'd share it with you because it made me giggle

NZ judge orders 'odd' name change

Originally Posted by BBC

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.

Officials had blocked Sex Fruit, Keenan Got Lucy and Yeah Detroit, he said, but Number 16 Bus Shelter, Violence and Midnight Chardonnay had been allowed.

One mother wanted to name her child O.crnia using text language, but was later persuaded to use Oceania, he said.

'Social handicap'

The ruling, in the city of New Plymouth on the North Island, was handed down in February but only made public now.

The name issue emerged during a custody hearing for the young girl - who had refused to tell her friends her name and went simply by "K".

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," Judge Murfitt wrote.

"It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii's name has now been changed and the custody case resolved, court officials said.

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, the Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying.

Check out the little box which tells you the names which were allowed as well

[Dee]

Princess Consuela Banana Hammock.

But seriously, WTF?

[Pumpkinstew]

In honour of the judge my first born will be called Murfitt if it's a boy and Murfette if it's girl.

Calling a child Twisty Poi is wrong. I was unfortunate enough to suffer from this once and it was bloody painful and required the application of much ice.

[Belmit]

Reminds me of a conversation I had with my mate back in school.

"I'm going to call my first child Quasimodo."

"What if it's a girl?"

"...Quasiorcor."

[Lomster]

I'll have to get Faysh to post a brother and sis name in here as their parents gave them rude names.

I think its child abuse calling kids benson and hedges and violence. WTF!??

I thought Apple and Princess Tiamii (have no idea how the andres spell it) was bad enough.

[Lomster]

Originally Posted by Lomster

I'll have to get Faysh to post a brother and sis name in here as their parents gave them rude names.

Mr and Mrs Dick of Milton Keynes called their son and daughter Everard and Ophelia.

[FakeSnake]

I shall call my 1st born
Austin

and that shall be his name

[Tiggy]

My sister's friend called her first born 'Princess Paris'

My first Born is called 'Megan Iris'. Although, I wanted to just call her 'Iris'.

[Wryel]

I think 'Humberto-Buritto Griffith' has a nice ring to it.

[Rich_L]

I was always gonna call my first three kids

Armitage (after the toilet makers Armitage Shanks)
Ginster (after the pasty-maker in my hometown!)
Oy (just because you can shout OY!!)