New Zealand Bans Naming Babies ‘Christ,’ ‘Lucifer’

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 49•18 • May 2, 2013

New Zealand, which requires government approval of all baby names before they become official, released a list of the names it has rejected, including “4Real,” “Anal,” and a symbol of a star. What do you think?

“Well, in that case, I’m glad me and my daughter Anal don’t live in New Zealand.”
Amber Jansen –
Pickler
“But somehow ‘Irene’ is okay. Irene. I-reeeene. God, such a weird name.”
Bruce Dent –
Unemployed
“It’s about time. There are like seven Lucifers in my son’s daycare.”
Kent Chandler –
Dust Mop Maker

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