Italian court bans parents from naming their child.....

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.....Friday well the italian equivalent.

The court banned them from calling the child Venerdi (Friday) because the last name is Tredici (13)!! Poor child, starting with such an omen -- completely understand the decision, especially in a slightly superstitious country such as Italy.

I think they can stop parents registering names they consider unsuitable here in France.......

Geraldinetheluckygoat, I think I know what your son's name is, as I chose the same name for my DS And he was actually born on a Friday too even though we liked the name regardless (but was chuffed to bits when he popped out on a Friday) - out of curiosity was yours born on a Friday too or you just liked the name?
Sorry for joining in like this - but for the record 13 is a lucky number in Italy so makes even less sense, as it would have been quite cool! 17 is the equivalent of 13 over there - the reason being the Roman numerals for 17 - XVII can be rearranged to say VIXI which in Latin means I have lived i.e. I am dead....sorry if TMI!

In Spain, it is Tuesday the 13th.

Makes no sense at all the story does it??

true, in italy is 17, i forgot. in the german speaking world it is definitely 13, and friday the 13th is just about the killer combination. in any case, venerdi would not have been my favourite name, irrespective of last name

Here in France, IIRC a judge also prevented some parents whose surname was Renault from calling their daughter Mégane, as it was felt that being called after a car would cause her to suffer teasing.

Not so long ago, you had to name children from the saint's calendar but times have changed, as illustrated by the fact that half the French population under 10 seems to be called Kevin, Steve or Ryan.

Judges ordering parents to name their kids specific names is heavy-handed and dictatorial, but I can sometimes see why the authorities might step in and have a quiet word with parents to save the child from humiliation/ridicule. I once taught a student called Jude Orange (this was in France, so he was effectively called Orange Juice). Why would you do that???