What NOT To Call The New Baby In Victoria!

[icyfroth]

In an age where the names of one’s offspring appear limited only by parental creativity, Victoria has reminded Australia there are limits on creative child-naming.

The state government’s latest list of banned baby names is a roll call of bad ideas of royal proportions.

Making the cut (or not, in this case) are Anzac, Christ, God, Saint and Seaman, along with a long list of other titles.

Joseph Heller fans will also be disappointed to learn Major is off the list, as are just about all other military, political and royal titles.

Prime Minister, Premier and President are also likely to have the Births, Deaths and Marriage Registry insisting you go back and try again.

Mister, Sister, Queen and King are no-goes too, and you can’t call your kids Satan or Messiah either.

Holden die-hards will be saddened to learn Commodore is banned, but Ford fans can breathe a little easier – Victoria does not mind if you opt for Falcon.

While the list may raise a few eyebrows about why governments are concerning themselves with such regulations, it is important to remember that several parents actually tried these before they made the list.

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I have a new Grandson due in January from my Son and Daughter-in-Law living in England. They're going to call him Lorenzo. Enzo for short. I think that's soooo cute!

DIL's Italian.

I did suggest Wolfgang, but they wouldn't have it!

[*tippy*toes*]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

I feel sorry for little Akobra.....s/he will spend the rest of his/her life being mistaken for a hat or a snake.  I am guessing it is meant to be a girl's name.

I am still wondering what a pair of English parents were on when they named their Canadian born son Wolfe Theodore....they were not family names and he was called Ted all his life.

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Probably the same thing "Tyfanny's" parents were on.....

[lyndal1838]

It sure makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[johcaschro]

Wolfe is a famous name in the history of Canada as most people who claim an education should know.

Theodore is another famous name associated with a country lying to the south of Canada.

At least these are real names and not made up bogan-trying-to-be-different-just-because-we-think-it's-cool-to-mangle-the-language names.

In Mexico there are many people named Jesus though they pronounce it differently. but here it's illegal to give that name to a child. But Mary is ok. and Mohammed is ok and Cain is ok.

It's just some arbitrary prohibition re the naming of children. Sure it's low class to give a child a name which will cause embarrassment to them in later life. But let's face it, we're supposed to be a classless society.

That's in evidence when people give (as first names) family surnames to their kids. . . . Taylor . . . Campbell . . . Madigan . . . etc.

People lumber their children with all sorts of names and the poor kids have to wear it until they grow up and either tolerate the encumbrance or decide on change.

We do such cruel things to children without even thinking. We give them strangely spelled or inappropriate names, but even worse, we teach them lie to them when we tell them about religion claiming it to be the absolute truth.

As parents, I'm sure most of us  "could try harder".

[***super_nova***]

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@icyfroth wrote:

I did suggest Wolfgang, but they wouldn't have it!

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I read it Volkswagen  LOL, I think I have to ask Santa for new reading glasses. 

Congrats on the baby!  🙂