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Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do

11:28 PM CDT on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy.

"The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names.

Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.

New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.

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The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.


Thats so very sad. People have enough to contend with in life without parents setting them up with a white elephant name.

Im all for being individual and unusual but thats so mean.

Friend of a friend has called their beautiful daughter Mushroom??? The son is called Broccoli...???

Poor kid, the judge should insist that the parents have new names, published ones, how about -



'I have a small willy but a smaller brain' for the father and for the mother 'I married an idiot but it's ok 'cos he's my soulmate'

Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii?? what were they smoking?? :-2

"Talula" would been fine but the rest not necessary, poor kid. I have an unusual first name and it was no fun in school at all when people butchered it. As an adult I can deal with it, but kids do suffer if their names bring them attention in a bad way.

sunny104;929776 wrote: Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii?? what were they smoking?? :-2


Apparently Tula does the hula's Grass skirt.

CARLA;929785 wrote: "Talula" would been fine but the rest not necessary, poor kid. I have an unusual first name and it was no fun in school at all when people butchered it. As an adult I can deal with it, but kids do suffer if their names bring them attention in a bad way.


Awww thats a shame Carla, I like unusual names and I agree Talula is cute ON ITS OWN .

Funny isnt it but I sorta took it for granted your name was Carla:D

Chezzie most people call me Carla I have been using it as a name forever. My real first name is french and can be hard to say, so I went to Carla. :wah:

[QUOTE]Funny isnt it but I sorta took it for granted your name was Carla[/QUOTE]

YZGI;929788 wrote: Apparently Tula does the hula's Grass skirt.


:wah:

CARLA;929797 wrote: Chezzie most people call me Carla I have been using it as a name forever. My real first name is french and can be hard to say, so I went to Carla. :wah:


ahhh, thats cool and Carla is a nice name:-6

Wow. It's good that New Zealand has judges around to let us know when we've exceeded the allotted quota of freedom, huh? Especially ones with upstanding, respectable, unfunny names like Murfitt.

I can't believe they didn't allow 'Sex Fruit'........

Moon Unit Zappa seems to have turned out just fine.

For a Zappa.

yeah, some people can embrace a unique name and others find it a burden.

Interesting. :yh_think

In this case it does say that she was embarassed by her name. I dunno.....

I hate my parents for naming me Nomad.

Nomad;929912 wrote: I hate my parents for naming me Nomad.


how about Sex Fruit?? It had a nice ring to it.

I knew a boy when I was young called Wayne Kerr.

saffy;930115 wrote: I knew a boy when I was young called Wayne Kerr.
Did he live up to his name?

I knew 2 brothers growing up named Shawn and Shane, which I thought were both cool names.



Then one night I was watching the show Cops and they were on it for being drunk and beating eachother up.



Boy what a couple of losers they turned out to be.

I was in school with a Candi Cox

Nomad;930203 wrote: I knew 2 brothers growing up named Shawn and Shane, which I thought were both cool names.



Then one night I was watching the show Cops and they were on it for being drunk and beating eachother up.



Boy what a couple of losers they turned out to be.
Damned irresponsible of that judge, eh? He should've seen that coming.

Chezzie;930210 wrote: I was in school with a Candi Cox


Ill just bet you were !

Chezzie;930210 wrote: I was in school with a Candi Cox


I know woman named Candace Graham...she goes by Candi...Candi Graham. I would have stuck with Candace.:wah:

Ghads, who would name their children something silly?

chonsigirl;930484 wrote: Ghads, who would name their children something silly?
Who would think that a judge has more right to decide a child's name than the parents??

Accountable;930692 wrote: Who would think that a judge has more right to decide a child's name than the parents??


totally agree until a child says they are embarrassed by their name and cant even bear to use it. Totally different ball game.

Chezzie;930695 wrote: totally agree until a child says they are embarrassed by their name and cant even bear to use it. Totally different ball game.
But that's the child exercising his/her right of identity. The judge in that case is deciding if the child has more right than the parents. The judge is still not the guy in charge and never should be.

Yes AC, and I saw a news story this week where a couple were selling the right to name their unborn child. That is really weird.

chonsigirl;930775 wrote: Yes AC, and I saw a news story this week where a couple were selling the right to name their unborn child. That is really weird.


Yeah for a $100 gas card. It was on GMA. What idiots.

That's it! I know I saw that story, and thought it was the dumbest thing. Can't they think of their own names?

My thing was how desperate are they for a $100 gas card? Duh and to think this poor kid has to grow up with these two morons:wah:

Yes, if they had to get advice about a name, what about everything else a kid can do?

Boggles the mind.

How many celebrities have called their kids daft names ....and how many people have copied celebrities and given their kids daft names.:-5

qsducks;930828 wrote: My thing was how desperate are they for a $100 gas card? Duh and to think this poor kid has to grow up with these two morons:wah:
"Mommy, am I named after somebody, like your grandma?"



"Well, Octane, it's a really interesting story."

Accountable;931039 wrote: "Mommy, am I named after somebody, like your grandma?"



"Well, Octane, it's a really interesting story."


Thanks Mommy, can't wait to tell my big bro Methane

And my younger brother Diesel

Chezzie;931208 wrote: Thanks Mommy, can't wait to tell my big bro Methane
He's such a cue little fart. The little stinker. :-4

qsducks;931212 wrote: And my younger brother Diesel


My ex husband's school mate's name was Nova.

I think there has to be a limit on naming a child. If you have to be a moron and name them something that will humiliate them forever make it their middle name.

As for the judge deciding I dunno Acc at 9 this poor girl could not and would not reveal her legal name, not sure down under but here in Canada you have to be the age of majority to get a name change so I think the judge did her a huge favor.

I don't have an unusual name by any means but I was often frustrated with people not saying it proper or spelling it right. For 20 years I was the only Melanie I knew, but boy people liked to call me melody, melony, melaney etc UGH!!!

My brother has a femanine first name, he goes by his middle name.

minks;931221 wrote: My ex husband's school mate's name was Nova.

I think there has to be a limit on naming a child. If you have to be a moron and name them something that will humiliate them forever make it their middle name.

As for the judge deciding I dunno Acc at 9 this poor girl could not and would not reveal her legal name, not sure down under but here in Canada you have to be the age of majority to get a name change so I think the judge did her a huge favor.

I don't have an unusual name by any means but I was often frustrated with people not saying it proper or spelling it right. For 20 years I was the only Melanie I knew, but boy people liked to call me melody, melony, melaney etc UGH!!!

My brother has a femanine first name, he goes by his middle name.


My daughter's name is Cecelia. But, at the school she goes to they always spell it Cecilia like the Saint. Very frustrating that you would think year after year that I have to correct them and they keep spelling it the saint way. Actually got into an argument with one of the teachers there over the spelling and her response was "I've never seen it spelled with the two "e's". But I have seen it numerous times and then the topper is my hubby has the girl's names on the front of his trucks and the painter did the same thing after repeated attempts to tell him "we don't spell it that way either", and guess what the pr*ck did, yup put the wrong spelling on the truck. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

qsducks;931226 wrote: My daughter's name is Cecelia. But, at the school she goes to they always spell it Cecilia like the Saint. Very frustrating that you would think year after year that I have to correct them and they keep spelling it the saint way. Actually got into an argument with one of the teachers there over the spelling and her response was "I've never seen it spelled with the two "e's". But I have seen it numerous times and then the topper is my hubby has the girl's names on the front of his trucks and the painter did the same thing after repeated attempts to tell him "we don't spell it that way either", and guess what the pr*ck did, yup put the wrong spelling on the truck. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


Aw I share the frustration :-5

And after that the school "suggested" that I go to court and have her name changed to it's original spelling. Oh yeah, Ok, I'm gonna go waste money and then have my daughter rewrite her name? What are they kidding?:-5:-5

minks;931221 wrote: As for the judge deciding I dunno Acc at 9 this poor girl could not and would not reveal her legal name, not sure down under but here in Canada you have to be the age of majority to get a name change so I think the judge did her a huge favor.
Ends don't justify the means. I'm just glad our gov't isn't that intrusive ... yet.

When I worked for a bank we had a customer called Ivor Cobbledick.



True!!!

I heard that the child was actually removed from the parents custody over the name, which i thought was incredibly extreme

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/20 ... tml?csp=34

Imladris;935581 wrote: When I worked for a bank we had a customer called Ivor Cobbledick.

True!!!


:yh_hypno I thought that said Gobble.....never mind........

sunny104;935617 wrote: :yh_hypno I thought that said Gobble.....never mind........


So did I:wah: Now I would go to court to change the last name.

qsducks;935622 wrote: So did I:wah: Now I would go to court to change the last name.


but think of the fun you could have with it!

I saw the last name Watt the other day. I thought that would be funny.

"what's your name?"

"Watt"

"your name?"

"Watt"

:wah: I'm easily amused.

sunny104;935627 wrote: but think of the fun you could have with it!



I saw the last name Watt the other day. I thought that would be funny.



"what's your name?"



"Watt"



"your name?"



"Watt"



:D :wah: I'm easily amused. :oWhat is your last name?



Wow, You're good!

sunny104;935627 wrote: but think of the fun you could have with it!

I saw the last name Watt the other day. I thought that would be funny.

"what's your name?"

"Watt"

"your name?"

"Watt"

:wah: I'm easily amused.


I do know some guy with the last name of Watts:wah:

Watt's up Jim?