Posted on 01/29/2024 8:13:23 PM PST by algore
First there was Apple, and then, the flood gates opened. Celebrities have been giving their babies weird and wacky names for years – from Kulture to X Æ A-12.
But not every country allows parents to be quite so free and easy with their children’s monikers.
In New Zealand, for example, you have to comply with a strict set of rules when picking that all important name.
Each one is reviewed by the government, and parents are allowed to present a reasoning for it before a decision is made.
When registering a baby, the rules are: •Don’t use official titles or ranks, or names that resemble one. •Don’t use numeric characters or symbols, like a backslash or a punctuation mark. •Avoid names that might be considered offensive. •Limit the name to 70 characters, including spaces
•Prince •Bishop •III •King •Major •Royal •Messiah •Princess •Prynce •Rogue •Royale •Sovereign •AazyahRoyaal •Captain •Chief •Empress •Fanny •Isis •Jairah-King •JP •Judge •Justice •Justus •KC •Kiing •Kingkillah •Knight •Leonidas-king •Masai-King •MissTaunese •Nepher-ISIS •Notoriety •Pope •Princess-Penina •Pryncè •Queen •Rhoyael •Royaal •Royalty •Royalty-Reign •Saint-Liivoja •Sovereign-Kash •XIX.
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I like a lot of the Brit shows - many are very thoughtful and atmospheric.
Young Ones!
Actually, I liked Mr. Bean :)
Thank you for the link.
Curious why his eyes keep looking to the side while he is speaking though...
Reading show notes? I never really noticed.
,,, used to be 70m sheep in NZ. Now its down to about 26m. I’ll give them your phone number. They’ll be in over the southern border before you know it.
That’s a lot of sheep!
I presume the ones escaping are fleeing from socialism so they’re welcome here if they will boost the conservative vote.
Fani of the Fanny’s
,,, now’s not the time for those sheep to make the jump. NZ has real hope since their general elections last October.
I am glad to hear that!
Not sure I can invest much hope in the U.S.’s upcoming elections.
I don’t worry about our sheep as much as I do the wolves in sheep’s clothing.
,,, perfect summation. I think its fair to say we’ve seen the golden days.
My daughter just got back from a two-week cruise in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Loved New Zealand, lots of fun things to do. My friend’s uncle bought a home with a lot of property there, confiscatory taxes, but he loves the place too.
As for sheep, she brought me a beautiful $$$ possum fur sweater with a tad of silk and merino wool. Just a tad of sheep.
As for names, who cares? The place is clean, beautiful, people are polite, helpful, and well dressed.
And well vaxxed too!
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