Wild Baby Names

20.10.08 / Baby Names / Author: glennys / Comments: (1)
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Here are some pretty wild baby names:

“Oblio Justice X” -Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  His mother, Lynette Bondarchuk, named Oblio after the character in a television show from the 1970s called “The Point”, where Oblio was teased because he was the only one in the Village to have a round head.  Everyone else’s head ended in a point.  She says that ever since she saw that show she’s wanted to call her child Oblio.  Mom goes by the last name of “X” too and says she is making a statement as she is a social activist.  One wonders if her son will be ostracized with a name like Oblio.

Talula Does the Hula in Hawaii — New Zealand.  Yup, it’s true.  Talula Does the Hula, now nine years old, took her case before a Judge and won the right to change her name.  Judge Rob Murfitt said:  her parents have made “a fool of the child and set her up with a social disability and handicap unnecessarily.”  His judgment has made him a hero to children the world over who have wacky names.  However, he has caused an uproar amongst parents who think ordinary names are boring.

4Real — New Zealand.  The Wheatons wanted their son’s name to be “4Real” because that is what they said (Is he for real?) when they saw the first ultrsound of their child.  The New Zealand government blocked them from naming him “4Real”.

ESPN - Michigan and Texas.  Two boys were named after the sports network.

Catcher - Portland, Oregon.  Named “Catcher” for the love of baseball.  It started as joke — why not call their son a baseball name like Pitcher, Catcher or First Base.  But “Catcher” stuck in the Kemmerer’s minds.

How about the couple who has put their choice of names on the Internet so that people can vote for them?  The father is an employee at Google.  These parents at least have more ordinary names like Olivia and Ada if it’s a girl, and Dylan, Alexander, Isaac, Levi and Nicholas if it’s a boy.

Some countries control baby names.  In Germany, boys cannot be named “Adolf Hitler” or “Osama Bin Laden”.  The Standesamt has to approve monikers which must 1) reflect the sex of the child and 2) not endanger the “well-being of the child.”

French parents have to name children from a list of government approved baby names. 

It’s the same in Denmark where parents can choose names from a list of 3,000 names for boys and 4,000 for girls.  The final say comes from Copenhagen University’s Names Investigation Department at the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.

Well folks, that’s all for today!  Keep sending me baby names!