http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7522952.stm
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NZ judge orders 'odd' name change
A judge in New Zealand made a young girl a ward of court so that she could
change the name she hated - Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii.
Judge Rob Murfitt said that the name embarrassed the nine-year-old and
could expose her to teasing.
He attacked a trend of giving children bizarre names, citing several
examples.
Officials had blocked *** Fruit, Keenan Got Lucy and Yeah Detroit, he
said, but Number 16 Bus Shelter, Violence and Midnight Chardonnay had been
allowed.
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Of course, there's the obligatory kriihay'tiv spelling too:
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One mother wanted to name her child O.crnia using text language, but was
later persuaded to use Oceania, he said.
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Phil
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