Johnson’s Baby is running a Facebook post in order for people to share the “unique” name of their children. Which is the PC way of say Silly First Name Syndrome.
There is much hilarity to be had reading some of the names.
Here are some of them: Read more »
I kid you not, but it is true…in South Australia…and perhaps in Hutt South, some girls have been named Trevor:
South Australia stands out for appearing intent on breaking down sexual stereotypes, with 50 boys called Sharon between 1952-1986, and girls named George, David, John, Stephen and Trevor.
West Auckland that is, where people have taken to aflicting their children with Silly First Name Syndrome. Only pain and suffering comes from Silly First Names.
Ruby and Liam were among the most popular baby names in New Zealand last year but in West Auckland be prepared to come across Unique or Hannibal.
Many parents in the west are proud to give their children names that are a little different.
Shaela Nathan and John Tike of Henderson are parents to 10-month-old Hurricayn Rob and his 2-year-old sister Riivah Jayde.
Miss Nathan says her children’s names reflect their personalities.
“Riivah was pretty hard to name and it took three weeks before one stuck. She’s really calm and quiet,” Miss Nathan says.
“But when Hurricayn came out the midwife said he was loud and proud. When he cried you could hear him from the letterbox.
“Hurricayn also matches the season he was born in because when I went into labour it was 3am and pouring with rain.”
Miss Nathan has always liked unusual names but her parents were shocked by her choices.
“They were like `why’d you name him that for?’ but you only have to spend five minutes with him to know why. He’s going to be a rugby player for sure.”
Suburbs rugby premier team coach Ramsey Tomakino says he’s come across some unusual names during his three years with the Waitakere team.
“Last year we had Hannibal, Nissan and Rambo – we have lots of people who say they like seeing our team lists because of the names.”
Stuff carries a list of the names some people tried to inflict upon their children.
Do they not know the tragedy of Silly First name Syndrome?
Parents who tried to name their child Mafia No Fear are among hundreds who had their choice of name rejected in the past decade.
Justice was the most popular disallowed name, with royal titles, religious references and punctuation marks among names parents tried to bestow upon children.
A child and family psychologist who has even seen children named after illicit drugs says parents need to be more careful about stigmatising their kids.
A list provided by the Internal Affairs Department shows 350 parents had the names they chose for their offspring rejected in the 10 years ending June 30, 2011.
The list of disallowed names follows the release of the most popular names for 2011 – Liam and Ruby – this week. The most popular rejected name was Justice – 49 people tried to name their child that, along with alternate spellings Justus and Juztice.
Royal titles featured heavily – King, Prince, Princess, Knight, Queen, Queen V, Queen Victoria, Lord, Lady, Baron and Duke were all rejected as were Royal, Royale, Majesty and Majesti. Religious references Messiah, Christ, Bishop, Saint and Lucifer didn’t make the cut either.
Mafia No Fear, Anal, V8, single letters, the Roman numerals I, II, III, punctuation symbols * . and / and titles such as President, Emperor, Chief, Constable, Sargent and General were also rejected.
Validates SFNS.
1) Name-dropping doesn’t work.
2) Your last name affects how you shop.
3) Want to be more persuasive? Remember people’s names.
4) There’s a way to predict whether a woman will take her husband’s name.
5) Your name can affect your performance at work and your salary.
