Is a child's name that important?

Question

A court in New Zealand took a couple's child from them because of the name they gave her. She was named Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, and the court ruled that it caused the child mental anguish.

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Baby's Name Is So Bad That Parents Lose Custody Of Her

What do you think of this?

tfan1 · Accepted Answer

My Chinese wife said I could name our son anything I wanted but it had to be short so she and her family could say it. Well he was born and at the time he was called baby (last name). Well I got a paper and pencil and asked for something to write on. Well my mother wanted to name him Marty because my dad’s nickname was that. people knew him by that instead of his real name. I ran it by my wife and she said no - sounds too close to farty. It hit me then whatever name I chose he could be teased later in life. I asked her what about if we named him after me? She said I don’t want to call for you and both of you answer. I said good point. So I ran down some names and I had thought of Zach or Zack. She didn’t like it. So it came down to the last one. Max. And weirdly enough I took the paper off and the object I was using to write on was a baby Name book! I looked up the final name of my choice and I found out that it means - The Greatest. Ever since watching one of my favorite movies - Flight of the Navigator - specifically where the kid says “So what do I call you anyway?” The talking robot thing said “I am a Tri-Maxion drone ship”. The kid said “Tri-Maxion?” The robot thing said “Affirmative”. The kid said “ ok I’ll call you Max, it’s easier”. The robot thing said “Max?” And the kid said “Right”. So that is how my son Max got his name. My wife loved it because it’s easy and short. My mother wasn’t thrilled at all. Her response was “Why did you name him after a dog?” And to really show good faith, face, intentions, whatever you call it, I made his middle name her last name. She and her family loved it but my mother hated it.

However a few months later I realized that I had just dropped our son into the mother of potential teases. I know someone sometime is going to call him maxi - pad. I really hope I’m wrong. He’s 11 years old now and sooner or later with everyone getting teenager, that tease will probably happen. I sure hope I’m wrong though. 😞

RavVid · Accepted Answer

There are limits on names.

In Australia (next door to NZ) it is a max of 38 letters including spaces for both last name and given names. I am all in favor of this being in the IT industry because we need to know what the max number of characters a name can be.

Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii sneaks in at 32 characters. So that is OK.

Sadly some parents want to make jokes of their child and I think it was a good judgement and the child deserved a new home.

What was the Johnny Cash song... A Man Called Sue

Amy10223 · Accepted Answer

Absolutely. I once taught in an elementary school. The teacher next door, believe this or not, had a child named Chablis, and another named Gonnerea. I’m not sure that was the spelling, but the teacher told me she asked the parent if she knew that was the name of a sexually trans disease. She didn’t. Wow.

dustybiker2 · Accepted Answer

How did two people like that ever figure out how to have sex in the first place?

NamerOfStars · Answer

Believe it or not, I can top that- in awfulness, if not in length. At a New Year's party in my high school days, some friends and I were reading a book of baby names (yes, I AM Mister Excitement), and we came upon a story in it of a woman who named her three sons "Christmas", "Demon", and "Mom".

I don't care what your sexual politics are; naming a baby "Mom" is child abuse. Imagine going to the store, or to kindergarten, and always thinking everyone is calling you, or talking about you. Geh.

BCRanger10 · Answer

Yes, because a name gives meaning, purpose, and mission. In a way, it sets the tone for how a child will live. It ought to honor someone or something. Plus, it's the name that they'll have for life. It'll appear on legal documents and personal records. It's how they will be identified. Think it through before you decide to be cute and creative.

handsomelad70 · Answer

Yes. Toon many poor folk, in a conscious or subconscious wish to keep their children from success, give their kinds goofy names, i. e., white mostly Southerners with Jim Bob, Bobbie Sue, Billy Joe, Fancy (actually a cute name and a Bobbie Gentry/R

exitseven · Answer

I purposely gave my kids common names. I did not name them Rosebud or america with a small a like Abby Hoffman named his kid. I figure you might as well put a sign on his back that said 'beat me up"

Apulu_Imback · Answer

Of course it is important, otherwise the child might recieve a name which will attract certain judgmental bullies. Why run the risk over such small things and not do the proper thing?

purplepoppy · Answer

I wonder what other crazy child-rearing ideas they had. I suspect the name thing is just the tip of the iceburg

sage2021 · Answer

My brother named his new baby daughter something I don't care for and I don't believe she will like it either as she grows up. I know it's not up to me, it's the parents right blah blah blah...

Apple1996 · Answer

Not so much now a days everyone names their kids something trendy or grandma/grandpa names are also in right now. It's weird if a kid has a basic name

OtterMan68 · Answer

Yes, according to studies

LordMadara · Answer

Anyone with kids I hate them when they raise the issue of having kids,

DizzyDesii · Answer

My future babies first names are extremely important. One of a kind

JacobJordan · Answer

Yes have you seen how many children are made fun of for their names.

Peridot25 · Answer

I read that in a different country you can’t name a child just anything. I want to say it was Poland.

Yannae · Answer

It is because if you troll, that kid is going to get bullied. Kids are relentless.

NathanDavis · Answer

Miss Princess Consuela Bananahammock... just don't let me name a baby...

jshm2 · Answer

It's what belongs to you, but other people use more. So of course it's important, as it's your introduction.

DJB72 · Answer

I chose my son's name based on what it means. It suits his character as he's growing up.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

These new rules should rot in hell 🤣 Anyways you're speaking about new zealand, what can i expect?

Cubus · Answer

Yes, you have it for the rest of your life (you can change it, but few people do it)

msc545 · Answer

The child would be mocked and harassed because of that name, and if the parents refused to change it, the Court did the right thing.

HelpfulWoman · Answer

yes. thats fucking ridiculous

noohair · Answer

You get the government you vote for.

Kelley1 · Answer

All governments are corrupt and evil.

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