Court in Italy tells couple to find an alternative for their daughter's name
The couple will challenge the order arguing that the name has already been used for girls.
Parenthood is an important experience for a lot of people across the globe and naming the child is a crucial aspect of it. While people do like to give unique names to their children, everyone may not be pleased with it.
In a bizarre case from Italy, a court ordered a couple to change their daughter’s name or let the court pick an alternative. The 18-month-old girl has been named ‘Blu’ which is Italian for blue.
The couple had received a summons to appear in court as the name based on the English word blue can’t be attributed to a female in the birth certificate. The birth certificate needs to be rectified with a name the parents propose.
The objection comes from a presidential decree in 2000 stating that a child’s name should correspond to the sex. The couple will challenge the order arguing that the name has already been used for girls.
Similar judgments have been seen before when a French couple faced problems after naming their daughter Liam which is considered a name for boys. In 2015 a French court objected to a girl being named Nutella saying that she may be mocked later in life.