Choosing a baby name for their newborn is one of the most exciting parts of becoming a new parent.
However, due to a number of unusual and offensive choices made by parents in the past, governments in both Australia and New Zealand have had to ban a number of ‘names’ from being registered.
Here, FEMAIL looks at the names banned from use across the two countries and reasons why certain monikers have been prohibited.
Choosing a baby name for their newborn is one of the most exciting parts of becoming a new parent – but there are rules in place to ensure parents name their kids’ respectfully
Names on the banned list in Victoria range from monikers inspired by religious figures, royal family members or official titles – for example, ‘Queen’ is banned as a name
According to the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages there are three main reasons why baby names are rejected.
They are either misleading, obscene or offensive, or impractical (for example they are too long or contain numbers or symbols).
‘Before making a decision, BDM will take into account a number of relevant factors including cultural and family relevance and how the name would be perceived in the community,’ they added.
In Australia, the name ‘Saint’ is banned due to its religious connotations (pictured is Kim Kardashian holding son Saint West)
Banned names include the likes of Admiral, Anzac, Constable, Father, God, Satan, Saint, Sir, King, Queen, Prince, Majesty, President and Prime Minister
Names on the banned list in Victoria range from monikers inspired by religious figures, royal family members or official titles.
They include the likes of Admiral, Anzac, Constable, Father, God, Satan, Saint, Sir, King, Queen, Prince, Majesty, President and Prime Minister.
Births, Deaths and Marriages in New Zealand also recently released a list of disapproved names from 2017 after parents attempted to name their children after punctuation (‘/’ and ‘.’) and Roman numerals.
Names that are statements or phrases, including words that represent salutations, reference public institutions or are displayed as initials or acronyms are also banned
Other names that were prohibited in 2017 included Royalty, Royall, Regal, Triple M, X, Jahstice, Legion-King, Justyce-Krimson and Sovereign.
Anal, Juztice, Christ and 4real have also been banned in previous years.
Names that are statements or phrases, including words that represent salutations, reference public institutions or are displayed as initials or acronyms are also banned.