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The latest from the annals of odd news is that a New Zealand judge is allowing a nine-year-old girl to change her name from "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii" to something that be less likely to "expose her to teasing" from her peers. That's quite a mouthful. I am left wondering if she changed it to just "Talula" or something like "Jane."
What do you think about offbeat names? There are a few different varieties. There's the unusual or "kreativ" spelling route, with a whole list of them at one of the most fun sites on the web, "Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing," complete with snarky commentary by the site's author:
Prospective names: Jayln Marie, Ammie Lynne, Kesleigh Abigail, Cydnee Elizabeth, or McKayla Mercy
Author's Reply: Yes. Please. Mercy.
And then there's the unusual or unwieldy from the same site:
Prospective names: Andreana Calida, Damita Nicole, Adoncia Noella, Kamaria May, or Elliot Ness
Author's Reply: In order: An earthquake fault, a cheesy snack chip, a giant snake, a fried octopus appetizer and an untouchable are not things to name your child after.
Then there's the "Whoops, we forgot to say it out loud" school of baby names. Really, did you want your child to go through life as a pun?
A couple have just realised their howler after naming their baby son Drew Peacock.
Shocked dad Russell only twigged when he put it in an internet search engine looking for famous namesakes, and was asked: Do you mean Droopy C**k?
I can just see this kid's future now: "Paging Dr. Peacock, Dr. Drew Peacock, you're wanted in Urology." Yes, I went there. Someone just called my attention to the fact that one of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children, Shiloh Pitt, is an unfortunate spoonerism. OUCH!
Slate ran an article with a list of name changes for adults that have been struck down, such as "1069," "III" (pronounced "three"), and Santa Claus. I am torn about this, because these people are adults and should be able to choose, right? Other blocked names in New Zealand include:
Yeah Detroit; Stallion; Twisty Poi; Keenan Got Lucy; Sex Fruit; Fat Boy; Cinderella Beauty Blossom; Fish and Chips (twins).
Are any of those worse than Pilot Inspecktor or Peaches Geldof? Well, okay, Sex Fruit is.
So what do you think? Can people be trusted to skirt the line between character-building and over-the-top? Should courts weigh in on this? Should countries have a name approval process like Germany does? When is a name too unique?
Super Jive cannot throw stones because of her weirdly-named children at I, Asshole.
