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Posted over 2 years ago
I guess this could only happen in Sweden, wonder if Lars is going to demand a cut.A Swedish court has ruled that the parents of a seven-month-old girl in Kungälv, Sweden can name their child Metallica, according to the Swedish newspaper GP. The girl's parents wanted to give their daughter a name that combined their first names. After picking Metallica and checking twice with the Swedish tax agency Skatteverket if the name was acceptable, they were told that it shouldn't be a problem since there is already a girl in Sweden called Metallica. When they filed Metallica as one of the girl's three first names, the Skatteverket suddenly objected, claiming that the name was inappropriate because a famous hard rock band bears that name and the fact that it's too close to the word "metal." The parents filed an appeal with the district court, which has now ruled that the use of the name won't pose any problems for either the girl or anyone that she comes in contact with. One member of the jury objected to the ruling, claiming that the name probably will cause discomfort to the person who bears it (antimusic.com).
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Comments (30)

  1. gympumpkin
    gympumpkin says There are two of them? She's so going to get made fun of at school.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  2. chulsmith
    chulsmith says awesome. let's see who can comment on the 'best' first name for a baby! my entry is: !!! and GO!
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  3. Dale
    Dale says That's just terribly cruel. Why parents do that to their children is beyond me.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  4. Anna
    Anna says Wow it never ceases to amaze me how people can actually bother about stuff so insignificant. Get a fucking grip. I can lend them one of my problems, maybe that will change their perspective.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  5. CrashPryor
    CrashPryor says ...aaaaand your 15 minutes are up...just when you think we, in the US, have cornered the market on bullshit publicity stunts...along comes a contender...
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  6. guyt2030
    guyt2030 says hahahahaha i soo have to show this to my GF she's swedish and hates Metallica... LOVE IT!!!
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  7. Jonh Ingham
    Jonh Ingham says On the BBC News a few mornings ago there was a live interview with a mother who's boy was called Zeppelin. At the end the newscaster had to ask if it was after Led Zeppelin. 'Yes it is,' she smiled. 'I'm just an old hippie.' As Bowie said, also on TV, 'Your parents really fuck you up.'
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  8. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Chul I see your !!! and raise you a
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  9. mktackabery
    mktackabery says what, you mean soleil moon and dweezil were taken? oh wait. . .
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  10. greeninkstains
    greeninkstains says In Quebec, the courts can refuse names. Two of the most notable are Spatule (Spatula) and the middle name C'est une ange (She's an angel). Metallica? I ask what the parents were on.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  11. Anna
    Anna says I might name my child +/-. (yet another reason for me *not* to breed)
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  12. Groon
    Groon says I always thought it'd be a cruel joke to give my kid a completely normal name, but throw in weird things in the spellin, like a silent 3 or a * or something--you know, spell the name Frank like Fr*an3k. That'd show 'em Am I the only one amazed that a government is actually allowed to veto names? Or am I just being too uppity?
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  13. Marco1019
    Marco1019 says This is worse than the parents who named their son 'Espen', after ESPN.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  14. The 1 About 2 Rock
    The 1 About 2 Rock says That is so horrible! Why, in the name of God, would anybody, and I mean anybody! Name their kid "Mettallica"????????!!!!!!! I feel so bad for that girl, she is going to go through hell! I ope when she turns to an age where she can do it legally, changes her name to something else, at least change it to Ketchup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  15. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Marco so true, I read about that one. The 1, well would Heinz be an ok second choice?
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  16. Wozniak
    Wozniak says Umm...I kinda like it. It's a combination of their first names, not naming the kid after the band (which you all know, but still). If it were naming the kid after the band...that'd be different, but not unheard of.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  17. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says That's just plain wrong on so many levels. Not that I don't like the band, it's just f'ed up! That child is gonna be a problem when it gets old enough to repay the parents!
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  18. AnonymousAmy
    AnonymousAmy says awesome. i wish i'd thought of it first.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  19. kristiana
    kristiana says Spatule? hahaha! that's great - friggin' Quebecois! The name Judas is not allowed in some countries - Germany being one of them I believe.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  20. jameson
    jameson says I knew a girl with the name Amanda Lynn Case.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  21. B42
    B42 says A Boy named Sue comes to mind.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  22. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Woz, the idea is good but the follow through just did not cut it August, it seems the give a kid a normal name is a fad lost not only in the states but also in Europe Kristiana, gotta love them frenchies. Next thing you know they will be putting gravy on their french fries. Jameson, at least her middle name was not head. B42, such a great song, written by none other than Shel Silverstein
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  23. B42
    B42 says Didn't know who wrote it, I always gave the credit to Johnny, thanks.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  24. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says I find it amazing that an artist known for his work with children could have written such a great song. I could not imagine anyone other that Johnny Cash singing it too.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  25. B42
    B42 says My girlfriend, Susan, has always loved his books and also had no idea he wrote country songs and so much else! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  26. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says Wow, thanks for that B42, I was unaware of how much he has done musically. I would love to hear the song The Father of a Boy Named Sue. I googles it, and this is what I came up with. OK, now, years ago, I wrote a song called "A Boy Named Sue", And, that was OK and everything except, then I started to think about it, and I thought, It is unfair. I am, I am looking at the whole thing from the poor kid's point of view. And as I get more older and more fatherly, I begin to look at things from old men's point of view. So, I decided to give the old man equal time. OK, here we go... Yeah, I left home when the kid was three And it sure felt good to be fancy free Though I knew it wasn't quite the the fatherly thing to do But that kid kept screaming and throwing up And pissing in his pants till I had enough So just for revenge I went and named him Sue Yeah! It was Gatlinburg in mid July I was gettin drunk but gettin by Gettin old and going from bad to worse When through the door with an awful scream Comes the ugliest queen I've ever seen He says, "My name is Sue, how do you do?" Then he hits me with his purse Now this ain't the way he tells the tell But he scratched my face with his fingernails And Then he bit my thumb And kicked me with his high heel shoe So I hit him in the nose and he started to cry And he threw some perfume in my eye And it sure ain't easy fightin an old boy named Sue So I hit him in the head with a cane back chair And he screamed, "Hey dad, you mussed my hair!" And he hit me in the navel and knocked out a piece of my lint He was spittin blood, I was spittin teeth And we crashed through the wall and out into the street Kickin and gouging in the mud and the blood and the creme de menthe Then out of his garter he pulls a gun I'm about to get shot by my very own son He's screaming about Sigmund Freud and looking grim - woo So I though fast and I told him some stuff How I named him Sue just to make him tough And I guess he bought it cause now I'm living with him Yea he cooks and sews and cleans up the place He cuts my hair and shaves my face And irons my shirts better than a daughter could do And on the nights that I can't score Well, I can't tell you any more But it sure is a joy to have a boy named Sue Yeah a son is fun but it's a joy to have a boy named Sue!
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  27. chucky
    chucky says Poor kid.
    Permalink posted 03/20/2007
  28. B42
    B42 says That is so sick, you just gotta love it :)
    Permalink posted 03/21/2007
  29. kellywatchthestars
    kellywatchthestars says Doesn't anyone else think it's creepy that in some places the government can veto the name you want to give your own child?
    Permalink posted 03/24/2007
  30. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says That thought had not entered my mind until now kelly, and now that it has it is a bit creepy.
    Permalink posted 03/24/2007

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