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6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character (nypost.com)

submitted 6 months ago by MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 145 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (30 children)

The idiocy of naming your kid Khaleesi aside, the UK just decided that a corporation can own your name and prevent you from enjoying the rights of your citizenship.

That's pretty fucked.

Edit - Apparently they did backtrack. But it's still amazing that anyone even thought that was a thing.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Khaleesi is a nice name aside from the fact that I think it's a title...

Khaleesi is a title, not a name. In the fictional world of "Game of Thrones," it means "queen" in the Dothraki language and is given to the wife of a Khal, the leader of a Dothraki tribe. The character Daenerys Targaryen is often referred to as Khaleesi. - chat gpt

Ya... It's a title.

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I've had students named Happy, Classic, Diamonds, Epiphany, Scorpio, you name it. I wouldn't even cock my head to the side with a Khaleesi on my roll sheet at this point.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

You name it is the weirdest of them all.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

A-aron?

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Classic? Who in the right mind!

[–] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Hippies.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I once met a female stripper named Adonis.

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

You know the Gilmores?

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