1. "Couple name baby Speedy Gonzales" <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1152317.html> "A Romanian couple whose baby was born in their car as they rushed to hospital are to name the boy Speedy Gonzales" 2. "Tax authorities not kryptonite defeat Superman" <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200409/s1209140.htm> "Swedish authorities have turned down a request by two parents to register Superman as a name for their child" 3. "Chinese man cannot name son '@'" <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/12/no_at_for_chinese/> "A man in central China has been refused permission to name his son '@' because it cannot be translated into Mandarin - as the law demands" 4. "No dot-com for son, says China" <http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39182933,00.htm> "A programmer in China has been prevented from naming his baby son Zhao.com" 5. "Japanese kids can be called Buttocks or Prostitute" <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1035312.html> "Japanese children can be named 'Buttocks' or 'Prostitute' after a row between parents and officials over a new list of acceptable names" 6. "Parents turning to soaps for names" <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1040915.html> "Parents are turning to soaps to find names for their children" 7. "Fragrant idea" [expired link] <http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=156393& command=displayContent&sourceNode=156123&contentPK=10878677> "Parents Danny and Dominique Regan are hoping for the sweet smell of success for their children - after naming all three after perfumes. New-born baby girl Dior is the latest in a line of fragrant names, which includes daughter Angel (13 months) and eight-year-old son Klein" 8. "Moon Unit voted weirdest celeb baby name" <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1127053.html> "Moon Unit Zappa has been voted the most bizarrely named celebrity offspring off all time" 9. Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing: A Primer on Parent Cruelty <http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/> A catalog of naming questions and suggestions posted on several different baby naming bulletin boards
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Posted by Bruno at 10:26pm