Pat and Sheena Wheaton of New Zealand want to name their baby boy “4Real.” Their country’s Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, though, has blocked the request. The Registry says that numbers can’t be used in names.
The parents and the government are now trying to reach a compromise. If that isn’t possible by mid-July, the baby will be registered as “real.”
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I think they should name the kid “4shizzle.” That way if it is blocked the name could just be “shizzle,” which would be awesome!
Be original with your baby names, but expect to stick to a standard such as letters only. The kid is going to have a hard enough time getting through life with that name, at least make it easy for him to write down on standard forms…foshur.
I’m a teacher and I see all types of names! I once had a 5th grade student named “Itza” pronounced “It’s A.” I always wondered if it was because when the parents handed her to the parents they said, “It’s a girl!” LOL.
Another teacher friend told me about a girl she had in her first grade class named FEE-MAL-EE. At least that’s how it was supposed to be pronounced, but it was spelled, “FEMALE.” She asked the parents where they got the idea for the name to which the mother replied, “The doctors brought her to us with a name on her wriste. Her bracelet said Female.” Sad, sad…! But true.
I knew this lady who had a son named Justin. Last name Case. She omitted the middle name cause she thought “JUST IN CASE” was cool.
There is a kid at my school named “Wise Moon” too. She’s a great reader so every time they call her name over the loudspeaker as a top reader of the week the kids just crack up.
One of the aides at my school is having a baby and she wanted to name him Jacob, but she wanted it to have only four letters because she, her husband, and other son all have four letters in their names. So she debated naming Jacob but spelling it JAKB. She asked what I thought. I told her, it’s crazy! Luckily, she thought about it deeper and decided against it. His name would have been misprounced and misspelled by others all his life.
Parents need to think about these things before they name their children. I bet a lot of these kids will change their name legally when they hit 18. I know I would!
Jakb? That could have been interesting… :)
I think a name that means “wise moon” would be lovely, but a name that is Wise Moon would be hard to have as a kid. If I were her, I’d shorten it to Moon for everyday use.
Is this a rule only in New Zealand? I had the brief thought it would be cool to name our future baby “138″ (pronounced “one thirty-eight”) after the Misfits song, “We Are 138.” But it doesn’t lend itself well to a nickname. And DH put the kibosh on it.
He also finally talked me out of “Sellery” for a girl. I am not sure what comes over me! LOL
It’s not easy – we have a nature-sounding last name, like “Moon,” so all the names I like end sounding like a fake Native American name.
I think your DH might have a point about 138. Maybe you could use Glenn instead? ;)
A number of other countries have baby naming restrictions. For instance, countries like Germany, Sweden and Norway require parents to choose baby names off a pre-approved list.
PS – Have you thought about Ellery? It’s traditionally a male name, but I’ve met a girl with this name, and I think it works equally well for females.
how stupid a name like 4real, some parents now days shouldnt even be having kids now days they r so stupid, there is no way a child would be able to go through life with a name like that.