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March 06, 2008
God bless America
If there's something I hate, it's precious/contrived baby names. Celebrities are usually the ones guilty of this, as evidenced by the "10 Worst Baby Names" list that was recently released. However, one New Zealand couple had an interesting run-in when they wanted to name their kid 4Real:
No explanation necessary for why this New Zealand name made the list, but how about the story behind it? The parents' first choice was 4Real (as in, "when we saw him on the ultrasound, we realized he was for real"), but government officials didn't go for it. Mom and dad settled on Superman but insist they'll still refer to him as 4Real. Way to get the last word in.
This will unleash the inner civil libertarian in me, but do governments really need to be bothered with regulating what people name their kids? I think not! Yet here we are, with New Zealand poo-pooing the chosen name for a kid. Makes me glad I live in America, where I can name my kid ESPN if I really want to.
entry no. 1098
Posted at March 6, 2008 10:12 AM