Everyone wants their child to be unique. And in doing so, parents have named their kids some odd names. Or at least some very odd spellings of names. In rare instances, the name of your child can be a disadvantage for them. I wish some parents would use some negative thinking and understand the consequences of their choices. Like these parents. From CNN:
A New Zealand judge has made a 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name can be changed from Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii, the country’s national news agency reported Thursday.
Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt listed a series of unusual names that New Zealand parents had given their children, and said he was concerned that such strange monikers would create hurdles for them as they grew up.
“It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap,” the New Zealand Press Association quoted the judge as saying.
Honestly, who’s going to hire a person named Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii? “Paging Dr. Taluala Does the Hula From Hawaii”. Would you go to that Dr.? Maybe for Medicinal Marijuana, but that’s it. You expect to meet a Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii in a Starbucks pouring a Venti Half-Caf Skim Double Mocha Latte with a sprinkle of Cinnamon. Or read your chakras. Sadly her name shouldn’t define her, but in reality people make snap judgments about people every day and twice on Sunday (Don’t believe me, go to church and hear all the gossip!). I know a recruiter that couldn’t get past a resume with the name Anil Ram on it.
Among the names Murfitt cited: twins named Benson and Hedges — after a brand of cigarettes; Violence; and Number 16 Bus Shelter.
Some parents had named children after six-cylinder Ford cars, the news agency reported.
The Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages said in a statement that it had rejected names including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Stallion, Twisty Poi — a staple food in Polynesian cuisine — and Sex Fruit.
A lawyer for Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii said the girl is so embarrassed by her name that friends know her as “K.”
Couldn’t she just drop the Does the Hula from Hawaii part? And why “K”? What could her middle name possible be? “My Lovely Lady Hump”??
Last month, a judge in the U.S. state of Illinois allowed a school bus driver to legally change his first name to “In God” and his last name to “We Trust.”
But an appeals court in the state of New Mexico ruled against a man — named Variable — who wanted to change his name to a two-word phrase that contains a four-letter expletive and expresses opposition to censorship.
Look…If a 9 year old can see how bad her name is (and it is) how come her parents couldn’t have seen it when they named her?
I’m not against naming children eclectic and unique names. Rumor, Apple, Scout, whatever. But when does it get ridiculous? We name our pets Dave, Brian, Steve. Why can’t we give the same respect to our children?
I think I’ll name my kid Sir Paul Harrison Ringo John Perrywinkle of the Outer Rim Territory Price the Fourth…or maybe I’ll just call all my kids, regardless of gender, George Forman.
What odd names have you run into?
July 24, 2008 at 4:36 pm |
I have a cousin named Cody Hopalong Hare. No lie. His brother is Marin Wakashaw Hare.