Calling all new and expecting parents: there are exactly 89 names that are illegal to call your child under Australian naming laws, so don’t expect to name your lil’ bundle of joy ‘Bonghead’ any time soon.
Each state and territory has their own Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, but the rules are fairly consistent across the whole country, with these 89 names being illegal all throughout the continent.
Among those include Bonghead, Marijuana, and Passport — which makes a lot of sense — but another big no-go involves naming your bub an official title that has royal, military, or religious connotations.
Awww, sweet little Passport is sleeping! (Source: Getty Images)
Admiral, Bishop, Colonel, Prime Minister, and Dalai Lama are illegal to name your child, as well as Baron (if Donald Trump’s son was born here, he’d probably have to undergo a name change).
There’s also some pretty obvious contenders that are deemed too offensive (and frankly, pretty abusive) to name children, like Adolf Hitler, Satan, Scrotum, Terrorist, Nazi, Dickhead, Devil, and Mafia.
Why someone would even want to name their kiddo any of these is beyond me, but I’m thankful that some legal guidelines have been put in place to help protect these future adults from a lifetime of embarrassment.
It’s honestly a bit shocking that these names had to be made illegal in the first place. (Source: Getty Images)
Peep the full list of illegal baby names down below, and apologies in advance if this has cancelled your dream of naming your first-born ‘G-Bang’.
- Admiral
- Adolf Hitler
- Anzac
- Australia
- Baron
- Bishop
- Brigadier
- Bomb
- Bonghead
- Brother
- Cadet
- Captain
- Chief
- Christ
- Chow Tow
- Colonel
- Commander
- Commissioner
- Commodore
- Constable
- Corporal
- Cyanide
- Dalai Lama
- Dame
- Devil
- Dickhead
- Doctor
- Duke
- Emperor
- Father
- G-Bang
- General
- God
- Goddess
- Harry Potter
- Honour
- Ikea
- iMac
- Inspector
- Jesus Christ
- Judge
- Justice
- King
- Lady
- Lieutenant
- Lord
- Madam
- Mafia
- Majesty
- Major
- Marijuana
- Marshal
- Medicare
- Messiah
- Minister
- Mister
- Monkey
- Nazi
- Ned Kelly
- Nutella
- Officer
- Osama Bin Laden
- Panties
- Passport
- Pope
- Premier
- President
- Prime Minister
- Prince
- Princess
- Professor
- Queen
- Ranga
- Robocop
- Saint
- Satan
- Scrotum
- Seaman
- Sergeant
- Shithead
- Sir
- Sister
- Smelly
- Snort
- Socceroos
- Terrorist
- Thong
- Virgin
Well, it’s probably a good thing that we won’t be seeing any little Osama Bin Laden’s trotting around the playground any time soon.
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