All the baby names New Zealand parents weren't allowed to use in 2023
By Stuff NZ|
For the first time since 2009, King has finally been dethroned as the most common baby name declined in New Zealand.
Instead, Prince has shot to the top of the rejected baby names list in 2023, with five instances of the name being denied by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Spellings of Prynce and Pryncจจ also failed to make it across the line for new parents.
Other King-adjacent names failed as well, like Kingkillah, Jairah-King, Leonidas-King, Masai-King, and Kiing.
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Most rejected names were related to royalty and religion, including Bishop, King, Major, Royal, Messiah, Princess, Royale, and Sovereign.
Three sets of parents also tried to name their child III in 2023, but all were declined.
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New declined names include AazyahRoyaal, Princess-Penina, Sovereign-Kash, Royalty-Reign, and XIX.
Traditional monikers more common in other cultures, like the Egyptian name Isis and French name Fanny, were also declined.
Keen not to end up on the rejected baby names list? The Registar-General says parent's should not use official titles or ranks, or names that resemble one, and should have a limit of up to 70 characters (including spaces) in the name.
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Numeric characters and symbols and names that may be considered offensive should also be avoided.
Names and Instances
- AazyahRoyaal 1
- Bishop 3
- Captain 1
- Chief 1
- Empress 1
- Fanny 1
- III 3
- Isis 1
- Jairah-King 1
- JP 1
- Judge 1
- Justice 1
- Justus 1
- KC 1
- Kiing
- King 3
- Kingkillah 1
- Knight 1
- Leonidas-King 1
- Major 3
- Masai-King 1
- Messiah 2
- MissTaunese 1
- Nepher-ISIS 1
- Notoriety 1
- Pope 1
- Prince 1
- Princess 1
- Princess-Penina 1
- Prynce 1
- Pryncจจ 1
- Queen 1
- Rhoyael 1
- Rogue 2
- Royaal 1
- Royal 3
- Royale 2
- Royalty 1
- Royalty-Reign 1
- Saint-Liivoja 1
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