NZ Judge backs girl over ridiculous name

[sharon20lostie.livejournal.com]

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.

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.

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/odd.names/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Thank God. There is nothing worse I hate than someone giving a child a completely ridiculous name. Its very selfish, in my opinion.

Comments

[mrandmrschippy.livejournal.com]

Third time posted... I'm the one who posted it the second time.

[x0xjenniferx0x.livejournal.com]

I was going to post this lol.

I totally agree with you it is. I think its child abuse. Giving children silly names is just asking for the to get teased in school and make them probably drop out or worst.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Please scroll one entry down. This is the third time this has been posted in the space of two days.

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

For once, I was actually first!