Hartamophone Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Linko By Associated PressSTOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Metallica may be a cool name for a heavy metal band, but a Swedish couple is struggling to convince officials it is also suitable for a baby girl.Michael and Karolina Tomaro are locked in a court battle with Swedish authorities, which rejected their application to name their six-month-old child after the legendary rock band.Mobile News | Subscribe Online | Order ReprintsLehigh Valley Local Links"It suits her," Karolina Tomaro, 27, said Tuesday of the name. "She's decisive and she knows what she wants."Although little Metallica has already been baptized, the Swedish National Tax Board refused to register the name, saying it was associated with both the rock group and the word "metal."Tomaro said the official handling the case also called the name "ugly."The couple was backed by the County Administrative Court in Goteborg, which ruled on March 13 that there was no reason to block the name. It also noted that there already is a woman in Sweden with Metallica as a middle name.The tax agency appealed to a higher court, frustrating the family's foreign travel plans."We've had to cancel trips and can't get anywhere because we can't get her a passport without an approved name," Tomaro said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Well at least it's better than naming the kid ABBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I wish these people were my parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.B.E Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I have a long standing joke with my wife about naming our kids China Cat Sunflower. Since she is pregnant again, I'll have to start pushing for it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 fucking hippie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I knew I'd met the right woman when I suggested naming our future child "Zappa" (equally good for a boy or girl) and my wife actually agreed!(It was scary to think that I might actually have to be the voice of reason.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Poor kid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Well, said child does not yet exist, and as I said, I am being the voice of reason, meaning that we aren't actually considering that name; but it was a cool idea for a moment, I must admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 i think metallica's a great name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I knew I'd met the right woman when I suggested naming our future child "Zappa" (equally good for a boy or girl) and my wife actually agreed!(It was scary to think that I might actually have to be the voice of reason.)I remember him saying, when someone asked him what kind of logic impelled him to name his daughter Moon Unit, that whatever his kids' first names, it would always be the last name that got them into trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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