Name change for Talula Does The Hula from Hawaii

[TJ Phaserman 2]

WELLINGTON (AFP) - A New Zealand judge has ordered a name change for an embarrassed nine-year-old girl called Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, a local newspaper reported Thursday.

 

The girl was so embarrassed that she had not revealed the name given by her parents to friends, who simply knew her as K, the Taranaki Daily News said.

 

Family court judge Rob Murfitt said in a judgement made in February -- but not released until Thursday -- that oddball monikers created social hurdles as children grew up.

 

"She fears being mocked and teased and in that she has a greater level of insight than either of her parents," he said of the girl.

 

The judge discovered New Zealand parents had given their children some other unusual names including Number 16 Bus Shelter and Midnight Chardonnay, both of which may relate to the conception of the child.

 

One child was named Violence and two pairs of twins were called Benson and Hedges and Fish and Chips. The children from one family were all named after six-cylinder Ford cars.

[Odie 0]

Do some of these parents even think of what their child would think about their name when they are older?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

I wish United States bus shelters served Chardonnay.

[Theunicornhunter 2]

Neither parent should get this child in the custody battle - anyone that would give a child such a ridiculous name obviously isn't concerned about the best interest of the child.