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  • 7 Things Your Kid Will Spend Their Life Doing If You Give Them a Weird Name

    03/28/2014 12:08:12 PM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 151 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 03/26/2014 | Someone with a weird name
    It took me years to like my weird name, which - now that I'm 35 - isn't all that weird anymore. But growing up in a sea of Stephanies, Lauras, Lisas, Jennifers, and Jessicas, I longed for a normal name. Life with a weird name was rough as a kid. (It's not that much easier as an adult; I've just gotten used to it.) And while I appreciate the diversity of names, a little part of me cringes inside when I hear a parent call to their daughter, Anais. Her life is going to be tough. Don't people know this...
  • NZ Judge Orders 'Odd' Name Change

    07/24/2008 8:48:40 AM PDT · by thefactor · 19 replies · 143+ views
    BBC News ^ | 7/24/08 (GMT) | BBC
    A judge in New Zealand made a young girl a ward of court so that she could change the name she hated - Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. Judge Rob Murfitt said that the name embarrassed the nine-year-old and could expose her to teasing. He attacked a trend of giving children bizarre names, citing several examples. Officials had blocked Sex Fruit, Keenan Got Lucy and Yeah Detroit, he said, but Number 16 Bus Shelter, Violence and Midnight Chardonnay had been allowed. One mother wanted to name her child O.crnia using text language, but was later persuaded to use Oceania,...