Nutella - Perfect name? Sacré Bleu!

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"A French court has stopped parents from naming their baby girl Nutella after the hazelnut spread, ruling that it would make her the target of derision.

The judge ordered that the child be called Ella instead."



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30993608



(Further info from link.)
Your name is not allowed
• Iceland: Elvis (yes); Carolina (no)

• New Zealand: Number 16 Bus Shelter (yes); Yeah Detroit (no)

• Germany: Legolas (yes); Matti (no)

• Sweden: Metallica (yes); Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (no)

• Japan: Akuma (means Devil) - (no)

• Portugal: Mona Lisa (no)

• India: Lenin, Stalin, Brezhnev and Khrushchev (yes)

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SpudLink said:

When I was at school, the priest told us a story about one of his colleagues.
At the christening of a baby girl, the parents said her name was Hazel. The priest said "I'm not going to name a baby after a nut! I name this child 'Mary'".
The parents, as devout Irish Catholics felt obliged to continue calling her Mary.

I cant vouch for the veracity of this tale.

Firstly, priest. At school. (I will refrain from making jibes about the Catholic church and young boys)

The Irish are known story tellers.

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Sheepshanks said:

GTIR said:

SpudLink said:

When I was at school, the priest told us a story about one of his colleagues.
At the christening of a baby girl, the parents said her name was Hazel. The priest said "I'm not going to name a baby after a nut! I name this child 'Mary'".
The parents, as devout Irish Catholics felt obliged to continue calling her Mary.

I cant vouch for the veracity of this tale.

Firstly, priest. At school. (I will refrain from making jibes about the Catholic church and young boys)

The Irish are known story tellers.

I certainly remember Dave Allen telling that story.

Was Dave Allen a priest?