Poll: Can't call a kid Lucifer in New Zealand

[Berethond]

I probably wouldn't name my kid Lucifer but it's a nice name. And I'm more kindly disposed toward Lucifer as a character after hearing a song a troubadour acquaintance of mine wrote about him.

If you want names that will get you the shit kicked out of you at school, this website collects some awesome Utah names: [link]http://wesclark.com/ubn/[/link]. There are some beauts in there; like "Bridger A-10", "Vernal Independence" and "Speedy Esther". Do you think the kid called "Starbuck" had a parent who liked BSG? Either that or they really like their coffee...

Mormons can't drink coffee. It has to be that they like BSG.

And least Mormon parents have a sense of humor...

 

[Pedro The Hutt]

you should be allowed to call you kid anything. "oh but some names could be offensive to others!"
i reckon the entire world needs a nice big shot of "suck it up, princess!" right to the spine

Are you going to tell that to your children when they get bullied incessantly for their name? "Suck it up, Yahoo!" (and yes, a kid in Eastern Europe has honestly been named that).

I'm sorry but with genuine idiots being out there I think it's the duty of the government to reject the most stupid names some parents come up with, if only for the sake of saving the child a lifetime of torment and pestering, they shouldn't pay for the idiocy of their parents.

agreed, but if we are to move forward, it should because parents are smart enoguh to see the reprocussions of naming their kids certain things, not because they're not allowed to.

That would be ideal, but until that day comes I'll gladly let the government filter out the worst of the names. =p

 

[Artina89]

Why the hell was the name " Duke " banned? I can understand some of the others, but not that one.

OT: Batman.

Yeah I don't understand why "Duke" or "Baron" were banned either. I know someone called Baron and he is perfectly cool with his name he has never been bullied for it anyway. I can see why they wouldn't want someone called "Lucifer" but at the end of the day don't they have the right to call their kid whatever they want? I mean when the kid grows up they can always get their name changed, like David Bowie's son did.

Actually, a physicist friend of mine has called their newborn son "Atom". Now that is what I called a badass name

 

[Wintermoot]

I agree also I hope they crack down on crap like "Destiny" actually Lucifer wasn't evil (as far as I can tell) he simply did what he was ordered to and killed only one person (unlike God who killed two cities simply because they did whatever they wanted to)

 

[dark-mortality]

And why should he/she NOT be allowed to be named Lucifer? Heck, there's several people in the world who is named Jesus, Abraham, David, Muhammed. I'll say GO FOR IT PEOPLE, YEAH!!!

 

[Comieman]

U Jelly?