Posted on 07/08/2021 8:42:35 PM PDT by DoodleBob
A New Zealand mother has reportedly named her three children Metallica, Slayer and Pantera.
The news of the unidentified woman's choice of names for her kids was first broken by New Zealand journalist and documentary filmmaker David Farrier (Netflix's "Dark Tourist").
"Proud to report that a New Zealand mother has named her children Metallica, Pantera and Slayer," Farrier wrote on his Twitter. "She told me, 'It's not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.'"
Farrier went on to say that he has seen the birth certificates of all three kids and admitted that he was was initially suspicious, especially after noticing that Metallica had a middle name of "And Justice For All", in honor of the band's fourth album.
"I reached out to the Registrar-General himself, asking if there are any restrictions naming babies after band names, or albums," Farrier wrote. New Zealand Registrar-General Jeff Montgomery answered that "there are no restrictions on naming babies after bands or albums, as long as the word used is not generally considered to be offensive or does not resemble an official rank or title."
Farrier shared a photo of the woman and included the following message: "I think it's important to note (as you can see in the photo in my article) this mother is also a big fan of crossbows, which are also truly metal, and she deserves our complete and utter respect for this (and for raising three kids)."
According to Good Housekeeping, very few baby names in the United States are actually forbidden, with naming laws set by each state and some states having more requirements than others. In some other countries, however, there are much stricter naming laws, with some requiring parents to choose from a pre-approved list of names, or petition the government to add a name to the list.
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Non-pandemic ping.
cool, man
A single Mom, with no man to guide her.
Eventually, the kids will invent Nicknames, change their own names, or demand that she do it, like yesterday!
Seen all 3 live. Slayer sucked. Pantera when Dimebag was still playing and Metallica 8 times. Pantera live was the best of them all. I’ll bet big money her 4th will be Megadeth.
She could name the fourth kid WASP.
Actually, if Mom was smart, she'd have given her kids NORMAL NAMES!
Should have named one Rolling Stone. That way her grandkids could have said “Papa was a Rolling Stone.”
She has nobody but herself to blame when the loud music keeps her awake 5 years from now.
What, no iron maiden or manowar?
You have to f like a beast to get to that point.
But I was highly impressed with how tight they were at Big 4 at Yankee Stadium. I'd like to think it was because Dave Lombardo was on the drums (he's a monster).
Their music sucks, but I give them props for their playing.
I wonder how many tattoos she has.
Couldn’t she name one Rush?
:-)
I wouldn't want to get within 1,000 miles of her to ask that question.
She could have named one of them Seven.
I bet they will be twisted sisters.
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