# Parents Want To Name Kid "4Real": Is That 2 Weird? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 9, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969 "2007-08-09T07:20:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/1 "2007-08-09T07:20:47Z")
According to [this article](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20179059/) some New Zealand parents looked at the ultrasound scan of their kid and said, “he’s for real” and decided to name their son “4Real”, but it seems to be against the law to use a number in a name. They are now going to name him Superman. So - what is weirder for a kid’s name - “Superman” or “4Real”? ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/2 "2007-08-09T07:22:01Z")
They could not possibly be 4real. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/3 "2007-08-09T07:41:15Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] They could not possibly be 4real. [/QUOTE] 2rue story. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/4 "2007-08-09T07:56:45Z")
I, for one, applaud their thoroughness. Many couples would be satisfied by merely giving their child an idiotic name. But they’re covering their bases by ALSO giving their child an idiotic nickname. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/5 "2007-08-09T08:07:07Z")
No, no, they’re naming the child [Superman](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/od_nm/newzealand_name_odd_dc_1;_ylt=Auxg8YEMlYUOK4lwZZT45D8E1vAI) 4Real will be his nickname! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/6 "2007-08-09T08:25:22Z")
“We want our son to despise our stupidity when he grows up” ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/7 "2007-08-09T09:22:49Z")
They could have made a name like Forreal and people probably would have assumed it was a real name. But no, they had to go nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/8 "2007-08-09T09:27:01Z")
Could have been worse. They could have looked at the ultrasound and said “You’ve got to be shitting me!” ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/9 "2007-08-09T09:27:15Z")
i hope to Og this story turns out to be a load of crap. Any kid who gets stuck with a name like that should get the opportunity to rename his parents and have it stick. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/10 "2007-08-09T12:08:32Z")
What kind of idiot name is “Superman”? They should name him “Kal-El” ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/11 "2007-08-09T12:39:47Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] They should name him “Kal-El” [/QUOTE] Cripes, ever since that stupid story hit the news, the previously-rational Mr. Del has been hinting that it would be a great name to consider should we ever have a child. He even thinks he’s being subtle by saying we should “consider” it, but I can see by his glazed eyes that he’s envisioning just going through the motions of “considering” it. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/12 "2007-08-09T12:49:28Z")
Based on ultrasound pictures I’ve seen, it’s a wonder his name isn’t 2blurry. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/13 "2007-08-09T12:54:45Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Based on ultrasound pictures I’ve seen, it’s a wonder his name isn’t 2blurry. [/QUOTE] 😃 Based on ultrasound pictures I’ve seen, it’s a wonder his name isn’t Skeletor! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/14 "2007-08-09T13:02:30Z")
im in ur uterus fscking ur grammer ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/15 "2007-08-09T13:31:44Z")
That’s what happens when you let 8-year olds name babies. I mean, that’s the reason, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/16 "2007-08-09T13:44:13Z")
Has anyone ever accepted corporate sponsorship and named their child Glaxo or Unilever, or something? If not, that will be next. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/17 "2007-08-09T14:11:17Z")
Wellington, New Zealand (2027) - Superman “4Real” Wheaton was formally charged yesterday in the deaths of Pat Wheaton & Sheena Wheaton… ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/18 "2007-08-09T15:08:06Z")
You know, the more I read about terrible baby names, the more I think that Germany’s laws requiring parents to give their child a normal name aren’t really all that bad. I mean, who would genuinely be hurt/have their creativity abbreviated in a significant way with such measures? And, as far as I know, they allow exceptions for “ethnic” families to give their children appropriate names. Whaddaya think, Dopers? Gestalt. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/19 "2007-08-09T15:52:09Z")
Depends how far they go. It would be a mistake IMO to have a list of ‘acceptable’ names, I think a system where the obviously ludicrous names are vetoed is sort of OK. As to what a ludicrous name is, it’s a case of we know it when we see it, which is what makes this a dodgy limitation to set. Different people have different definitions acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969/20 "2007-08-09T17:30:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **CalMeacham** > _They should name him “Kal-El”_ When a friend found out she was having twins, her husband immediately starting pushing for the names Clark and Bruce. He reconsidered when she pointed out the fate of Superman’s and Batman’s parents. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-want-to-name-kid-4real-is-that-2-weird/414969.md?page=2)