Not So Tame Names

A judge in New Zealand recently ruled that "Tallulah Does the Hula in Hawaii" is not an appropriate legal name for a 9 year old girl. Other names that have been rejected by a court of law include "1069", "III", "Santa Claus", and "Misteri Nigger". Wacky, degrading, and racist names are just another reason why I firmly believe that not everybody should be a parent.

I have a friend named Harry that has a pretty disturbing last name. It wouldn't be a big deal if Harry weren't his legal name. Luckily he has a pretty good sense of humor about the whole thing.

True story: I know of another guy with the last name Kream. His first name is a noble English one but he prefers to go by a nickname that starts with D. He's an older gentleman so I doubt that this nickname was as vulgar back then as it is now.

Celebrities also like to think of wacky names for their kids, eg: Apple and Brooklyn. Millenium moms have followed suit by adopting foreign names for their own children or creating a first name hybrid. Two of my first cousins (different sides of the family) have boys; one is named "Cayden" and the other is named "Bradon". While there's a slim chance that either of these kids will ever find their name on a magnet, t-shirt, or shot glass inside a tourist shop, their parents seem rather pleased with their namesake creativity. Luckily they're cute, and full-fledged members of an American generation with lots of non-traditional names.

Picking out a name for your kid must be awfully difficult, especially since they're stuck with it for life. However, since it's against Jewish tradition to name your children after the living, my future kids will be off the hook - naming them pahkcah02 is officially ruled out.