> > >The following names have all been banned around the world for >reasons of taste, decency or just plain daftness. > >1) Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii (New Zealand) >New Zealand law bans names which could cause offence to a >'reasonable' person. Good thing too - the country is a stupid name >hotspot. We found a couple from the islands who tried and failed to >call their son '4Real', but nothing beats the ridiculous moniker >above. It belonged to a 9-year-old girl before a judge had her >renamed during a custody battle. 'It makes a fool of the child,' he >said. It certainly made application forms a pain in the butt. > >Has New Zealand banned any other names? Oh yes. The judge listed >some that were also blocked: Fish and Chips (twins), Yeah Detroit, >Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit. Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence >were allowed. > >2) Venerdi AKA 'Friday' (Italy) >Maybe this is what the Pope was talking about. Back in 2008 a court >banned an Italian couple from calling their child Venerdi >(translation: Friday). The judges reckoned the name - taken from >'Robinson Crusoe' - would expose the boy to 'mockery' and was >associated with 'subservience and insecurity'. The parents, however, >might have the last laugh; they threatened to call their next child >Mercoledi (Wednesday). > >Has Italy banned any other names? Italian courts can step in 'when >the child's name is likely to limit social interaction and create >insecurity'. In Turin, Andrea was rejected (and changed to Emma) as >it's a boy's name in Italy. Dalmata has also been rejected, as it >means Dalmatian. > >3) Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (Sweden) >No, we didn't fall asleep on the keyboard. That is an actual name a >Swedish couple tried to inflict on their son back in 1996. >Apparently the name is pronounced 'Albin' (we're not sure how), and >the parents chose it as a protest against Sweden's admittedly strict >naming laws. Tax authorities must give their blessing to both first >and surnames before they can be used. > >Has Sweden banned any other names? Oh yes. Some favourites include >Metallica, IKEA, Veranda and Q. Google was OK though
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