In the early 1990s, Eric Fotherby of Derbyshire, England, welcomed two daughters: Zanya Obea and Zaedea 2la (middle name pronounced too-la).
The BBC ran an article on the family in the year 2000, when Zanya was 9 years old and Zaedea was 7.
Eric said both of the girls’ names came to him in dreams.
“I had a terrible time getting the registrar to accept the spelling of 2la, but that was how I dreamt it so I stuck to it and they eventually agreed.”
He added: “She is the first baby in Britain to be registered with a number in her name.”
What are your thoughts on using numbers in names?
Source: “‘I’m not a name, I’m a number’.” BBC News 9 Feb. 2000.
Zaedea Fotherby seems to be an art student now:
http://zaedeafotherbyartistsblog.tumblr.com/
According to Facebook, her sister is a mental health worker (?) and waitress living abroad.
So the pop stars thing didn’t work out, but they are both living interesting lives to go with their interesting names.
Thanks, Anna!
I met Eric when we were both mature students in 1983. We sat together in class and over time discussed our lives. Eric’s life was certainly interesting and he was a very intelligent man with an individual personality.
I understand that he had since sadly passed. Best wishes to his family.