Nope. Then Frank Zappa wouldn't have been able to name his children Moon Unit and Dweezle (Moon Unit is his daughter).

i don't think so despite how weird those names sound. however i do believe they should do what judge fernandez suggested and talk about the consequence of those names. kids in school could make fun of them, it was hard for me having an asian name in elementary

That is so stupid. I think people should choose whatever name they want. But not names based on material things, sex, or other stupid stuff. And not all people want a English name (which we are told are the only "normal" names), in this eurocentric world. Although, I do have an English first, middle, and last name.

No, people should be able to name their kids whatever they want.  And in a global society, it would be pretty difficult to start banning certain names.  "Mazda" might be a car, but it's also the name of a deity.

Maybe if they started taxing really dumb names (like "Apple" or "Moxie Crimefighter" or "@"), people wouldn't be so quick to want to appear clever at their child's expense.

If they are going to ban those names because they "are confusing and do not indicate a baby's gender", then they need to ban names like:

Alex
Chris
Drew
Aaron
Amy/Ami (pronounced differently, but can be spelled either way: A-Me, Ah-Me.)
etc.

I've met people named Rock, Sterling, Stone, Lake, Dawn, Rose, Olerike, Godrund, Dearbhal (rhymes with gerbil), and Toshinori, to name a few. --And here are a few common ones I've run into used by both males and females: Andrea, Leslie, Kimberly. I've even met a woman named Scott. If I wanted to name a baby Jerusha Tseykva or Sweetwater Gertrude, that should be entirely up to me. Though I suppose the father should have input.

I like the "Moxie Crimefighter".

@TheSpaceBass@xanga - My maternal great grandfather was named Echo Byron Gray, and I think it's a kickass name.  My grandfather was named Marvin Echo Gray.  If my sister or I have a daughter, we might name her Echo to keep it in the family.

I think "Echo-Gecko" is actually kind of a cute nickname, sort of like Lucy-Goosey or Hannah-Banana.

Ha, if you wanna name your kids Wingspan and Banjo, that's your prerogative. Dumb names like that are the spice of life! People should just keep in mind how badly that kid will be treated for having that name.

Seriously would anyone want to be called "Talulah does the Hulla" or "Sexseed"? Now I have to admitt that should I spawn I would like unusual names like Celestial or Jovian. But these are actual names, not phrases or punctuation or crappy cars. Banning them though? I don't know, almost seems like giving the government too much power, and then you come up with jewels like these. Foreign names are one thing, drug induced delusions are another.

While I think it could suck to have a weird name, it could be cool too.  I always wished I had one when I was little.  Kris is a very common name, but it rhymes with piss so guess what I got called. Kids who want to taunt will taunt regardless of if the name is common or not and they'll tweak it however they need to to make it mean, even if it isn't logical.

Let's worry about teaching our kids to treat others with respect then we won't have to worry about the names other people choose for their kids.  It's a parents right and that's how it should be.  If it's a problem, the child can legally change their name at some point. 

Think of how many common names were crazy at some point.  Daisy, Rose, Lilly, Autumn, Summer, Hunter, Austin, and like a hundred others.  You can't possibly fairly legislate it.

Hahaha. That's funny. Those are particularly strange names, even though I had thought I already heard some weird ones.

@Amanda__Joy@xanga - i think my fav has got to be Amanda Hug-n-Kiss

I don't know about banning names...but I do like the idea of discussing the consequences with the parents.