Brooklyn Beckham, Kal-el Cage, Pilot Inspektor Lee, Apple and Moses Martin. Hollywood sure has given us some absurd names in the past few years. Apparently, normal folks have followed suit and are now much more likely to give their child an “unconventional” (read: insane) name.
But a New Zealand judge is trying to put the kabosh on the trend. Today he ruled that a 9-year-old girl, who’s lived for 9 years as Talulah Does the Hula From Hawaii and has been so embarrassed about it that she goes by “K,” must be renamed. “The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child’s parents have shown in choosing this name,” Judge Rob Murfitt said. “It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily.” Evidently, New Zealand has also struck down the names Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, and Sex Fruit.
Now if only someone could help out Kyd Duchovny.
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