No joke, baby named "4 Real"
Categories: Newborns, Pregnancy & birth
Some parents go for the safe bet, and pick a name based on what's popular. Others try and steer clear of popular names, and opt for something more offbeat -- like Apple, or Juniper. And some parents, believe it or not, choose their children's names based on how high they rank in Google searches.
But Pat and Sheena Wheaton completely broke the mold three weeks ago, when they named their baby something I guarantee no parents had ever named their child before. They want their son to be called "4 Real."
I'm totally serious (for real, y'all).
"I guess when we had the first scan, we could see him inside, and we realized that it was all pretty real. I think that was the moment that we starting thinking, jeez, he is for real," says dad.
Pat and Sheena are having difficulty making 4 Real their son's official name, however, as the Australian Marriages Offices (where parents are required to register their children's names) won't accept any name beginning with a number. So they're talking to the press, the government -- anyone who will listen -- in their fight to name their child how they choose.
While I would never name one of my kids based on text-message speak, I don't think there's any reason to stop 4 Real's parents from using the name they want. It was only a matter of time before someone tried it, after all.
Any guesses on what we'll see next? The only one I can think of is "L8," for a baby carried past his or her due date. List your best ideas in the comments!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Southerncharm 6-20-2007 @ 8:00PM
C-3PO (Just for the Star Wars fan)
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kevin 6-21-2007 @ 7:30AM
Not terribly original, but I could definitely see someone trying to pull off "Thing1" and "Thing2" for twins.
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bob 6-22-2007 @ 11:17PM
it wouldn't have surprised me if the parents lived in baltimore city or washington, dc, but australia?
why waste time fighting the system for something so stupid? think of the poor kid's future and just give him a real name. you need a license to fish, but any jackass can be a parent.
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Belinda 6-24-2007 @ 10:00AM
That is horrible!!!
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Heather 6-26-2007 @ 8:39AM
Why can't they just use "ForReal" instead of the number 4? Although I think it's a totally assinine name for a child or even for a pet for that matter. The things people do for attention is 4 real pathetic!
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jenn 8-09-2007 @ 10:59AM
Now, instead of naming him 4real, they are going to name him "Superman"! these people are retarded, i mean seriously, why in the world do you want to do that to a child. he's gonna need some serious therapy when he gets older
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anonymous 8-09-2007 @ 11:53AM
That is the most stupid thing I have heard. Are the parents idiots or what.who would name their kid 4real or superman. Yeah I'm sure that kid won't be made fun of in school with a name like that. Idiots.Get a life, ur baby isn't special just like any other kid born that day.
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sally 8-09-2007 @ 10:42PM
these parents need to get a grip on life this baby will have troubles all his life with these crazy stupid names
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