Family Court Judge Rob Murfitt listed a series of unfortunate names that he said were embarrassing or made children seem foolish among their peers.

Some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Stallion, Twisty Poi, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, were blocked by registration officials, he said.

But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter, Midnight Chardonnay, "and tragically, Violence," the judge said.

The names were mentioned in Murfitt's decision on a custody battle over the nine-year-old girl from the North Island town of Hawera, who was so embarrassed at the name her parents had given her - Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii - that she never told her closest friends what it was.

She told people her name was "K" because she feared being "mocked and teased," the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.

Mangled moniker mishaps

This is not the first time that New Zealand authorities have had to intervene over a bizarre baby name. In August 2007, Pat and Sheena Wheaton were told by government officials that they couldn't name their baby 4Real as it contained a digit. The couple simply reconsidered and re-named their child Superman.

The trend for crazy baby monikers has also extended to Europe. In June 2008, Swedish tax authorities informed a Stockholm couple they must change the name of their 5-month-old baby girl Elvis. Another Swedish family recently won a protracted battle to ensure their daughter was allowed to keep the name Metallica.


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What the fuck kind of parents name their infant "Sex Fruit." She's gonna be such a slut in high school, assuming she doesn't off herself first.

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the child is the fruit of their sex i am guessing

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What the fuck kind of parents name their infant "Sex Fruit." She's gonna be such a slut in high school, assuming she doesn't off herself first.

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Yeah, thank god that one didn't pass. Can you imagine going to school with someone named Sex Fruit?

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What's wrong with Elvis? It's a lovely name.

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It's seen as a man's name

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Quote: from SpM at 5:13 pm on July 26, 2008

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What's wrong with Elvis? It's a lovely name.

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It's seen as a man's name

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That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. There are tons of names originally meant for males that are now also used for females.

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Quote: from SpM at 5:13 pm on July 26, 2008

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What's wrong with Elvis? It's a lovely name.

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It's seen as a man's name

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