Monday, June 25, 2007

Unreal

New Zealand: '4real' not a name

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) June 25, 2007 — 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.

I like this part:
They decided to name their new baby "4real" shortly after having an ultrasound and being struck by the reality of his impending arrival.

What did they think was arriving before the ultrasound a pepperoni pizza?
Here are some other baby names that might have been rejected after parents viewed their ultrasound

· Wow Look At That
· Look She’s Moving
· No Silly That’s His Umbilical Cord
· Look What We Cre 8 Ed
(Other contributions are welcome)

2 comments:

unca said...

How about,
"So That's Where Babies Come From"?
"It's Alive" (or, if they're fans of the movie, "Frankenstein") -- "It's Aliiiieev!"
"2 Cool!"

dom said...

Thank you for the comment .. I do have USA Today as one of my links .. mebbe I should post all my "sources" on my blogroll ? ... but hen that'd give the game away huh ?

I'm surprised you didn't pick up on the story of the Chinese couple wanting to call their baby @

I'm blogrolling you ... hope you reciprocate!

Dom