New Zealand also has strict naming laws, but somehow the Violence, Number 16 Bus shelter, Midnight Chardonnay, and twins named Benson and Hedges all passed muster. However, the proposed names Stallion, Yeah Detroit, Sex Fruit, and Fish and Chips didn’t make the grade. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “New Zealand Baby Name Laws”
We were talking earlier about name laws in different countries that restrict what people can call their babies.
And I was surprised to learn that there’s a name law in New Zealand that prevents people from naming their children anything that, quote, might cause offense to a reasonable person or is unreasonably long or without adequate justification.
So some of the names that New Zealand has rejected include Stallion, Yeah, Detroit, Fish and Chips, and Sex Fruit.
Those were rejected. Those are terrible.
But they did approve for a set of twins the names Benson and Hedges, as well as Midnight Chardonnay, No. 16 Bus Shelter, and Violence.
So go figure.
What? No.
I assume nicknames are quickly derived, right?
Yeah, anyway, 877-929-9673.
