We’ve all known that one kid given an absolute shocker of a name.
The top of my list was a girl I knew in my 20s called Charisma who had none.
Anyway, the NZ Department of Internal Affairs has released the names most often turned down by the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in 2023 and some of them are doozies.
Apparently, in the land of the long white cloud the government can reject a name if it’s considered awful. Who makes these judgements and trawls through the names, I’m not sure.
The registrar can legally reject a name on the basis that it may cause offense, be of unreasonably length and represent an official title or rank.
Anyway the names on the nay list for 2023 included Prince, King, Prynce (royals are out), Isis – no situational awareness there – MissTaunese, Notoriety, Pope and Sovereign-Kash.
What’s the silliest first name you have ever come across?
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