Posted on 01/26/2015 7:57:29 PM PST by Morgana
A French judge spared a baby girl from being named Nutella – changing her name to Ella instead to save her from a lifetime of teasing.
“The name ‘Nutella’ given to the child is the trade name of a spread,” the court ruled, according to a La Voix Du Nord. “And it is contrary to the child’s interest to have a name that can only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts.”
The parents wanted to name the girl after the popular chocolate spread, but the judge said that the name was not in the interest of the baby girl, who was born in Valenciennes on Sept. 24.
When the couple failed to appear for a November court hearing, the judge ordered the name change.
In France, the registrar checks newborns’ names when birth certificates are registered. If a name is deemed contrary to the child’s interest, the registrar has to notify a prosecutor. A family court can then change the name.
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Je suis Jiffy?
I love France!
Shanikwa is a nice name
The Germans push two or more words together to talk about the new thing they want to discuss. In France, that new word would have to be approved before it could be officially used.
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