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MaNuMaNiAc
06-21-2007, 07:46 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/name.child.ap/index.html


WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand authorities have blocked a couple's bid to officially name their new son "4real," saying numerals are not allowed.

Pat and Sheena Wheaton said they decided to name their new baby "4real" shortly after having an ultrasound and being struck by the reality of his impending arrival.

"For most of us, when we try to figure out what our names mean, we have to look it up in a babies book and ... there's no direct link between the meaning and the name," Pat Wheaton told TV One on Wednesday. "With this name, everyone knows what it means."

But when the parents filed the name with New Zealand's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, they were told names beginning with a number were against the rules.

The government office has opened negotiations with the parents about the name under a policy that says all unusual names must be given case-by-case consideration.

"The name has not at this stage been rejected," Registrar-General Brian Clarke said in a statement Thursday. "We are currently in discussions with the parents ... to clarify the situation."

Clarke said the rules are designed to prevent names that are "likely to cause offense to a reasonable person." Satan and Adolf Hitler were proposed names that have been declined, he said.

If no compromise has been reached by July 9, the baby will be registered as "real," officials say.

New Zealand law requires all children born in the South Pacific nation to be registered with the Births, Deaths and Marriages registry within two months of birth.


I'm thinking they should get jail time for even trying! :p: I mean, its a crime

PM5K
06-21-2007, 07:53 AM
Seven...

Flea
06-21-2007, 08:09 AM
Has anyone told them this is a child not a puppy and that this child will grow up?

Goliadnative
06-21-2007, 09:26 AM
Is this story for reals?

CubanMustGo
06-21-2007, 09:34 AM
Just Say No To Drugs, Parents-to-be.

smeagol
06-21-2007, 09:38 AM
Seven...

How about Mug? . . . or Ketchup?

Marklar MM
06-21-2007, 11:36 AM
espn

Marklar MM
06-21-2007, 11:36 AM
apple

Leetonidas
06-21-2007, 11:40 AM
Has anyone told them this is a child not a puppy and that this child will grow up?
Seriously. That's fucking stupid. I'd be pissed if my name was 4real. That's just fucking retarded.

midgetonadonkey
06-21-2007, 11:42 AM
Why don't they just spell it Fo'real?

Whottt's Dealer
06-21-2007, 11:49 AM
Just Say No To Drugs, Parents-to-be.

thats uncalled for

NorCal510
06-21-2007, 12:28 PM
I'm naming my kid xyz

Flea
06-21-2007, 01:02 PM
apple

:lol

I still laugh at that name.

Flea
06-21-2007, 01:04 PM
Can you imagine him trying to pick a girl up at a bar? She asks his name and he says, 4Real! :lol
He'll be single for life.

Shelly
06-21-2007, 01:08 PM
I think it was SoniaTX that said she ran across a kid named Abcde.

midgetonadonkey
06-21-2007, 01:18 PM
I know of 2 kids named Abcde.

desflood
06-21-2007, 01:21 PM
I've heard of three.

mardigan
06-21-2007, 01:38 PM
Pilot Instructor

midgetonadonkey
06-21-2007, 01:58 PM
I'm going to name my daughter Fajita.

Phil Hellmuth
06-21-2007, 02:32 PM
as the one quote goes, "what is in a name"

a rose would smell just as good if it was called poop.

The sone
06-21-2007, 03:05 PM
a friend of mine tried to name his third child "3J" and they told him the same thing...

AnkleBreaker21
06-21-2007, 03:16 PM
a parent should be able to name their kids what ever they want

Phil Hellmuth
06-21-2007, 03:23 PM
a parent should be able to name their kids what ever they want

agreed. as ridicolious as the names might be, its their child. Let people do stupid things as long as they aren't hurting anyone else from their family.

NorCal510
06-21-2007, 04:06 PM
agreed. as ridicolious as the names might be, its their child. Let people do stupid things as long as they aren't hurting anyone else from their family.
so you're saying "Adolf Hitler" is okay?

AlamoSpursFan
06-21-2007, 04:12 PM
I agree with the "Espn" thing. That's just fucking retarded.

Of course I've heard of people naming their kid "Aquanetta".

The only thing worse than hanging "Espn" on your kid is naming your kid after a can of hairspray.

:lol

Phil Hellmuth
06-21-2007, 04:58 PM
so you're saying "Adolf Hitler" is okay?

^ proffesional nitpicker

MaNuMaNiAc
06-21-2007, 05:03 PM
^ proffesional nitpickerits not nitpicking, its a valid argument. I guess you determine what is valid or not huh? If you're going to let parents name their children whatever they want, then you can't say no to "Adolf Hitler", or "Joseph Stalin" etc. Naming your kid 4real is irresponsible as hell. If you do, you better be prepared to pay his therapy bills when he grows up.

Phil Hellmuth
06-21-2007, 05:08 PM
its a valid argument. I guess you determine what is valid or not huh? .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contradiction

Shelly
06-21-2007, 06:23 PM
I agree with the "Espn" thing. That's just fucking retarded.

Of course I've heard of people naming their kid "Aquanetta".

The only thing worse than hanging "Espn" on your kid is naming your kid after a can of hairspray.

:lol

Aquanetta???

:lmao

bendmz
06-21-2007, 07:55 PM
if that idiots name is "ROCK MUSIC" what the hell is wrong with 4real......

Flea
06-21-2007, 09:11 PM
Aquanetta???

:lmao


:lmao

AnkleBreaker21
06-21-2007, 09:38 PM
so you're saying "Adolf Hitler" is okay?
nobody in there right mind would name their child that fucked up name,would they :lol

ShoogarBear
06-21-2007, 09:41 PM
Everyone knows it's Windy

Shelly
06-21-2007, 09:46 PM
Everyone knows it's Windy

And she has stormy eyes.

sabar
06-22-2007, 03:16 AM
So you can't name your kid Joseph Stalin... how about getting it legally changed as an adult to said banned name? I know there has to be someone in the U.S. named Adolph Hitler.