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.