pearl Report post Posted August 10, 2007 WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand couple is looking to call their newborn son Superman ? but only because their chosen name of 4Real has been rejected by the government registry. Pat and Sheena Wheaton say they will get around the decision by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages by officially naming their son Superman but referring to him as 4Real, the New Zealand Herald newspaper has reported. The Wheatons decided on the name after seeing the baby for the first time in an ultrasound scan and realizing their baby was ?for real" They decided 4Real was the best way to write it, but the name was rejected because the registrar said a name had to be a sequence of characters. Pat Wheaton said he was considering appealing against the decision through the courts, but whatever happens he won?t be budged on his choice. ?No matter what, it?s going to stay 4Real,? Wheaton told the Herald, ?I?m certainly not a quitter.? A spokesman for the Department of Internal Affairs, which operates the registry, told the Herald discussions with the Wheatons about their son?s name were continuing. The baby is now 2 months old. The Wheatons first applied to register his name in late June. Just had to share this with you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted August 10, 2007 What a lucky, lucky child........... I'm sure he will grow up to be delighted with his parents choice of names for him -------- for real.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted August 10, 2007 I heard the father being interviewed on the radio, they were asking him wouldnt the child be bullied with a name like that, & he said, well he could have ginger hair or a big nose & be bullied too. Oh.... okaaaaay...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frangipani Report post Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) That's old news over here in Aussie Its been going though the tabloids for a couple of months now. By looking at the babies age of 2 months this story is slowly working its way around the globe. Is this 4real??? the jokes have been endless. Funny names like Amanda Huggankiss What are some funny names that you have heard of? Edited August 11, 2007 by Frangipani Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted August 10, 2007 What are some funny name you have heard off? Where's BD when you need him?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted August 10, 2007 My friend Olive married a Mr Green And on honeymoon they met a Lily White I was once examined by a doctor called Wayne Chicken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiley Report post Posted August 10, 2007 My Endo' Dr is called Mr Topless................. I kid ye' not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frangipani Report post Posted August 10, 2007 Here we go 1.)Al Dente 2.)Al Fresco 3.)Anita Bath 4.)Barb Dwyer 5.)Bob Katz 6.)Bud Light 7.)Candy Kane 8.)Casey Macy 9.)Chris Cross 10.)Dick Tator 11.)Dusty Rhodes 12.)Eaton Wright 13.)Liv Good 14.)Faith Christian 15.)Gail Storm 16.)Gil Fish 17.)Harry Cary 18.)Harry Potter 19.)Harry Rump 20.)Jean Poole 21.)Justin Case 22.)Justin Time 23.)Kerry Oki 24.)Lance Boyle 25.)Les Moore 26.)Lou Pole 27.)Luke Warm 28.)Marlon Fisher 29.)Marty Graw 30.)Mary Christmas 31.)Max Little 32.)Max Power 33.)Mia Hamm 34.)Mike Rotch 35.)Mike Raffone 36.)Minny van Gogh 37.)Mo Lestor 38.)Neil Down 39.)Ophelia Payne 40.)Pat McCann 41.)Penny Lane 42.)Penny Wise 43.)Pete Moss 44.)Pierce Deere 45.)Price Wright 46.)Rick O'Shea 47.)Rick Shaw 48.)Rip Torn 49.)Russell Leeves 50.)Rusty Irons 51.)Rusty Steele 52.)Seymour Butz 53.)Shanda Lear 54. 55. and 56.)Skip Dover, Ben Dover, Eileen Dover 57.)Tom Katt 58.)Warren Peace 59.)Warren T. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alyth_mum Report post Posted August 10, 2007 I went to school with........ Cathy Sex whose formal name was 'Miss C. Sex' When ES was at Nursery there was another lad whose first name was 'Yufuk' !! I've worked in the hospital with Staff Nurse Nurse (her surname was 'Nurse') Louise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eva Report post Posted August 11, 2007 We knew a doctor called Dr Dick Ball. True! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aro Report post Posted August 11, 2007 I went to school with a Carey Hunt...now those were cruel parents! ..... A x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted August 11, 2007 The people who lived opposite me when I was little had the surname 'Bun'. They called their daughter Chelsea. There is now a 20 year-old Chelsea Bun walking around somewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frangipani Report post Posted August 11, 2007 (edited) Here is another spin on it. People in occupation with surnames to suit. I used to know a Photographer with the surname Frame, an Accountant with the surname Money Many Pastors with biblical names A Personal Trainer called Walker Edited August 11, 2007 by Frangipani Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flora Report post Posted August 11, 2007 In Oxford there's a funeral directors called Paine and Greaves!!!!! Flora Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites