NZ judge backs girl over 'embarrassing' name-STRANGE NAMES

[underpants]

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

(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.

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. iReport.com: Do you have a unique name?

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."

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."

[Squatch]

1. Who in the hell names their kid "Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii"

Poor girl, but that is one of the funniest things I have ever heard. Poor girl, though, and all that.

[BurtWorm]

2. I was just about to post that.

It does seem like a form of child abuse. Reminds me of the Simpson's episode when Homer and Marge are deciding on a name for their boy and Homer says they have to be careful to pick one no one can tease him with. Marge says, "How about Bart?" And Homer says, "Let's see... Art, Bart, Cart, Dart, E-art... I think it's allright."

[Ilsa]

3. Twins "Justin and Dustin." I know they are valid names,

but doing the rhyming thing seems icky to me. But at least they don't have to go to a judge due to embarrassment.

Old Texas politics: Ima and Ura Hogg.

[TexYellowDogDem]

5. Old Texas politics: Ima and Ura Hogg.

Only half true! There was no Ura Hogg, though Ima Hogg really was the name of his daughter. James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906; Governor of Texas 1891-1895) had four children: William Clifford Hogg (1875-1930), Ima Hogg (1882-1975), Michael Hogg (1885-1941), and Thomas Elisha Hogg (1887-1949).

[Ilsa]

13. Oops. My bad. Must have been an old urban legend I heard at daddy's knee. nt

[TexasProgresive]

8. That's funny but you know what?

There ain't no Ura Hogg - just Ima.

[Ilsa]

14. Oops. My bad. Must have been an old urban legend I heard at daddy's knee. nt

[mrreowwr_kittty]

4. This shit proves that some people are unfit to be parents.

Naming your kid in a bizarre manner like that reveals an astonishing level of narcissism and callousness. I honestly think these people haven't even given a thought to what the kid will experience in the future.

[galaxy21]

12. Its so self indulgent

That's what I hate.

Yeah you like the name *insert ridiculous name* but your kid probably won't and you know they probably won't.

[SoCalDem]

16. I always thought about what that name would look like on a business card or an office door

names like Trixie or Bubba or CeeCee or Lulu etc.. just did not seem appropriate..

I knew a guy once..a jock..bigtime jock.. they named their son Bruno Max.. Bruno Max was a slight little boy with asthma, he wore thick glasses and had a hearing impairment. He was a smart little guy and was a straight-A student, but he was teased mercilessly at school..and even his dad treated him differently than he did the other boys in the family..the ones who played soccer & football..

He always went by Max, and graduated from Stanford, so I'm sure that sports were not that big of a deal for him, but I always felt sorry for that little boy.

[hvn_nbr_2]

6. Oz founded by prisoners. NZ founded by G. Foreman and F. Zappa ancestors? nt

[YOY]

7. Violence?

Reminds me of an old Anime..."Violence Jack"

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

The guy decides on his name after finding a knife and says "You can call me after this Jackknife. Call me 'Jack'...'Violence Jack'!"

My friends and I had all sorts of fun with that if other things happened to be nearby instead of a knife.
"Violence Parfait", "Violence Lysol", "Violence Buttercup"...

[Contrary1]

9. Years ago when I worked as a directory assistant for Ma Bell

we would keep track of the "different" names we came across.

My all time favorite was "Baby Jesus Queen Jones".

[galaxy21]

11. There was an actress who called her kid Audio Science

Look, I understand wanting to be creative, but you can be creative without being embarressing.

[pleah]

10. Someone I used to know once worked for a man named Harry Butts.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Snarkturian Clone]

15. I used to work with medical records.

Once I had a birth record for His Majesty Pimpinness the First and another with the first name Fourtyfour.

Then I became a teacher in an inner city school... a few kids named after liquour brands, a few twins with car names, and a few kids with common names spelled horribly wrong by accident.

[Chovexani]

18. Heh that reminds me of Jermaine Jackson

Who named at least one of his kids Jermajesty.

[cobalt1999]

17. Most of us parents are more subtle when trying to screw up our kids.

Did the parents find something wrong with old fashioned belittlement and withholding of affection?