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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Good choice.
What about Larry, Darryl and Darryl.
Has Metallica sued yet? :)
Just wait until she names Winger.
Had a boss once that named his first kid Alpha, the second Beta and the third and last, Omega.....and he was a squarehead, not Greek.
I’ve got one Heavy Metal album, Pat Boone’s “In A Metal Mood”. She could name the fourth baby Pat Boone. It even works for a girl. (It’s Pat!)
Just one.
From just behind her right ear to her left ankle.
Regards,
No Led Zeppelin? No Nightwish?
We had our kids named ahead of time. If it was a boy, Daniel. If a girl, Grace.
But the baby was only one inch long, so we called it “inchie”. Then at 2 inches, “Twinchie”. Then Thrinchie, and about when it was gonna be 4inchie, we found out she was gonna be Grace.
"Strippers, hairdressers, redheads, girls named Tiffany..."
Nah, our heroine’s friend named her son Led Zeppelin, so our heroine was going to have that child cloned and name it Greta Van Fleet.
Yeah...they’ll change them to Walker, and Texas Ranger
A lot of these names would make cool middle names.
John Van Halen Smith
Cindy Led Zeppelin Jones
Rachel Metallica Robinson
Edward Nightwish Johnson
etc.
When Metallica has children, the fourth one won’t have any bass in his voice.
I had a family member named after a military rank that had never been in the military. We are but “wisps in the wind” folks. The closer you get to the end, the more you’ll realize that. Names? I think of all the family and friends who are gone. Names? What the hades difference does that make? The older you get, the more everything looks different.
When you thought the world could not get any more idiotic and stupid.....
Was hoping SOMEONE would use this. Thank you 😁👍🏻
Sounds like they will be a Mötley Crüe.
Had 23 sons and she named them all Dave?”
I’ve seen all three too. I thought slayer rocked, but that was back in ‘89 in Chicago. I agree with the next kid’s name though! Maybe “Bio-Hazard” could be a contender?
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