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Court bans nutty-name Nutella

grandmoon — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:37:57 GMT

A FRENCH court has blocked parents from naming their baby girl after the hazelnut spread Nutella, arguing it would make her the target of mockery.

A registrar recording the baby’s birth last September flagged the unusual name to local prosecutors who took it to a family court judge, the prosecutor’s office told AFP, confirming a story in the Voix du Nord newspaper.

The parents did not attend the court hearing and the judge decided in their absence to rename the baby Ella.

“The name ‘Nutella’ corresponds to the commercial name of a spread. And it is against the child’s interest to be saddled with a name that could only lead to mockery and unkind remarks,” said the judgement.

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/world/french-court-bans-nutella-as-a-name-as-children-would-be-mocked/story-fnjbobed-1227197896176

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

flashie* — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:43:54 GMT

Why on earth would you want to call your child Nutella...................(says the lady who called her guinea pig that)

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

grandmoon — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:47:08 GMT

@flashie* wrote:
Why on earth would you want to call your child Nutella...................(says the lady who called her guinea pig that)

Your asking me.

I have no idea. I caused enough fuss in the family by calling one of my daughters Tracey

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

myoclon1cjerk — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:52:41 GMT

It's probably the French version of Raylene or Kylie.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:54:24 GMT

Christ, Lucifer and 09 are among the baby names which were rejected by the New Zealand government in 2014.

The Department of Internal Affairs has released its yearly tally of banned baby names which were nixed for failing to comply with the country's rules, and some of the vetoed choices are interesting, to say the least.

Top of the list, with six rejections, was Justice. The seemingly innocuous (if arguably tacky) name runs afoul of the country's policy that names cannot give the impression that the bearer holds a title - in this case, high court justice.

New Zealand is notoriously strict when it comes to names which can be seen as mimicking a rank or position, which explains why Corporal, Duke, Knight, Bishop and - amazingly - Senior Constable were among the names which fell foul of the Department of Internal Affairs.

Another little boy narrowly avoided being christened 'Mr', presumably to spare him a lifetime of hearing 'Broken Wings'.

The release of New Zealand's banned names has become an annual event in 'weird news'. In previous years, we've enjoyed perusing such gems as Mafia No Fear, 4Real and V8.

Christ and Lucifer got one rejection each this year - but, surprisingly, it wasn't the first appearance of the Devil on the blacklist, as Lucifer also featured last year.

Other parents sent back to the drawing board included those who named their children 09 and 3rd, as well as five whose named contained a backslash.

The country's birth registration form warns new parents that their name choice may be rejected if it is deemed offensive, resembles a title, includes non-alphabet characters or is 'unreasonably long'.

One family who fell foul of the rules were ordered to change their daughter's name from Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii back in 2008, with ruling judge Rob Murfitt bemoaning an increase in unacceptable names such as Midnight Chardonnay and Benson and Hedges (twins, of course).

However, Registrar-General Jeff Montgomery was quick to stress that only names which violated the rules would be rejected, and that it was ultimately up to parents to spare their child's blushes.

"If someone wanted to call their child 'Cream Bun' there would be no objection," Montgomery told the New Zealand Herald. "But parents should remember the child has to live with a name like that."

New Zealand releases list of banned names

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/world/asia/new-zealand-stange-baby-names/index.html

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

myoclon1cjerk — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:03:01 GMT

I have a cousin in England who was christened Penelope.Her surname is Farthing. 🙂

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

horizon1907 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:08:30 GMT

hahahahaha too funny !!! I wonder if the Mother hyphenated it to Knût Ella, could she then get away with it. Hope their Surname isn't Spread ?

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

lind9650 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:13:50 GMT

Why on earth parents give their children ridiculous names? They don't realise that those cute little children have to grow up into adults and be burdened with a name they will eventually be ashamed of, or even hate the parents for having been so thoughtless and selfish just to be different.

My father did not even allow my mother to give my brother or me more than one christian name. He said 'a person is only ever called by one name, so why give them two or three.'

My first husband was called Joseph, Johannes, Conrad, Karl.

All his life he was known a Joe.

Erica

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

grandmoon — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:20:23 GMT

Remember this poor little girl.

A nine-year-old girl whose parents named her Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii was put into court guardianship in New Zealand so that her name could be changed.

A family court judge, Rob Murfitt, gave the order after hearing that the child was embarrassed about her name and had refused to reveal it to friends.

"She told people her name was K because she feared being mocked and teased," the child's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

The judge criticised parents who give their offspring bizarre names, saying it exposed children to ridicule among their peers.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

softail-joanie — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:08:31 GMT

The parents did not attend the court hearing and the judge decided in their absence to rename the baby Ella.

lol, my middle name.. This little girl is gonna be sooo fly that she just might leave the ground.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

lurker172602 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:46:34 GMT

We agonised over choosing names for our three sons. What sounded good with our surname, what they might be shortened or lengthened to, what their initials would be, what famous (or infamous) associations they may have, etc, etc.

As soon as they hit school all three were called by a shortened version of our last name, and two still are! You can't win

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

azureline** — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:52:10 GMT

@lind9650 wrote:
Why on earth parents give their children ridiculous names? They don't realise that those cute little children have to grow up into adults and be burdened with a name they will eventually be ashamed of, or even hate the parents for having been so thoughtless and selfish just to be different.

My father did not even allow my mother to give my brother or me more than one christian name. He said 'a person is only ever called by one name, so why give them two or three.'

My first husband was called Joseph, Johannes, Conrad, Karl.
All his life he was known a Joe.

Erica

One of my children has what was an unusual name, at the time... but has now become popular.

The reason for more than one Christian name is because many people end up with the same names, they can be identified then by a middle name.

Lucky me, I have 2 middle names....................2 of my daughters also have 2, the rest of my children have 1 middle name.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

grandmoon — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:58:45 GMT

@lind9650 wrote:
Why on earth parents give their children ridiculous names? They don't realise that those cute little children have to grow up into adults and be burdened with a name they will eventually be ashamed of, or even hate the parents for having been so thoughtless and selfish just to be different.

My father did not even allow my mother to give my brother or me more than one christian name. He said 'a person is only ever called by one name, so why give them two or three.'

My first husband was called Joseph, Johannes, Conrad, Karl.
All his life he was known a Joe.

Erica

I worked with a woman who onl had one name, she said thast they were too poor to have 2 names.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

lind9650 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:07:53 GMT

My stepsons all have two names. One is Graham George. His initials have been a cause of being called Gee-gee or Horse.

One son with two names has the initials C D. His name was given to him before anyone even thought of computers and related things.

Erica

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

horizon1907 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:13:07 GMT

@lind9650 wrote:
My stepsons all have two names. One is Graham George. His initials have been a cause of being called Gee-gee or Horse.
One son with two names has the initials C D. His name was given to him before anyone even thought of computers and related things.

Erica

Ohh C D !!!! OMG. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. LOL

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

lind9650 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:19:10 GMT

Well, my previous family name was Thomas. Lots of my craft work, especially pottery items still have the initials E T. I even had an E T avatar when I got my first computer.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

horizon1907 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:29:19 GMT

@lind9650 wrote:
Well, my previous family name was Thomas. Lots of my craft work, especially pottery items still have the initials E T. I even had an E T avatar when I got my first computer.

I also find it funny how some of the names are spelt. Same name, different spelling. Reminds me of the scene from Kath & Kim.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

cmcoins2000 — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:35:54 GMT

My married - family name - is so long - almost all the letters.

My daughter got no middle name - with the understanding - it would not fit on a credit card.

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

puddleback — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:05:38 GMT

So how do we all feel about....

Milo?

Re: Court bans nutty-name Nutella

puddleback — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:10:59 GMT

Coco

Porsche

BArbie

Ken