Posted on 01/29/2024 8:13:23 PM PST by algore
First there was Apple, and then, the flood gates opened. Celebrities have been giving their babies weird and wacky names for years – from Kulture to X Æ A-12.
But not every country allows parents to be quite so free and easy with their children’s monikers.
In New Zealand, for example, you have to comply with a strict set of rules when picking that all important name.
Each one is reviewed by the government, and parents are allowed to present a reasoning for it before a decision is made.
When registering a baby, the rules are: •Don’t use official titles or ranks, or names that resemble one. •Don’t use numeric characters or symbols, like a backslash or a punctuation mark. •Avoid names that might be considered offensive. •Limit the name to 70 characters, including spaces
•Prince •Bishop •III •King •Major •Royal •Messiah •Princess •Prynce •Rogue •Royale •Sovereign •AazyahRoyaal •Captain •Chief •Empress •Fanny •Isis •Jairah-King •JP •Judge •Justice •Justus •KC •Kiing •Kingkillah •Knight •Leonidas-king •Masai-King •MissTaunese •Nepher-ISIS •Notoriety •Pope •Princess-Penina •Pryncè •Queen •Rhoyael •Royaal •Royalty •Royalty-Reign •Saint-Liivoja •Sovereign-Kash •XIX.
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A word that starts with C and ends with T
Leonidas is a very old and storied Greek name. It shouldn’t be on the list.
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So apparently all the naughty body parts are still useable.
Notice Hitler isn’t on the list. Although that pretty much determines that kids future...
I remember when kids were mostly named after grandparents or other ancestors/family members, to carry family names and memories on.
There were probably a lot of weird names in that lot...
Interestingly, Earl is not banned.
I looked at the list A and thought..”Who would name their baby THAT? Oh, wait.”
I don’t mean to offend but, there are too many sheep in New Zealand.
I say that with full knowledge that the range is getting a little crowded here as well.
Love your tagline and I know what you’re talking about. LOL!!
Fanny Brice would not be pleased .
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Nor Mao.
My daughter and friend were in New Zealand for a couple of days as they cruised around Australia and Tasmania too. Really loved New Zealand, had best times of the trip there. And my friend’s rich uncle moved there. Extremely expensive place to live. As far as I’m concerned, they can make any rules they wish.
Don’t be ridiculous. Fanny is slang for buttocks.
I think the objection is to “Leonidas-king”
Leonidas on its own is fine.
Nor are David or Sarah.
Or Stalin and Mussolini.
Amazing!
In America it is. In other English speaking countries it’s slang for poontang.
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