Couple want to call their baby "Metallica"

Post by **faceless** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:05 pm

Couple fight for the right to call baby 'Metallica'
Wednesday, April 4, 2007

A couple in Sweden are fighting a legal battle for the right to name their daughter 'Metallica'. Karolina and Michael Tomaro are facing a lengthy fight over their six-month-old daughter's name, despite a recent victory, as the Swedish authorities have pledged to appeal a court's decision that Metallica was a perfectly acceptable name for a girl. The choice of name was initially rejected by the Swedish National Tax Board, who refused to register the name – despite the fact that Metallica's parents had checked several times that the name would be okay.

They say that the name suits her, because according to Karolina Tomaro she is 'decisive and she knows what she wants.' Exactly how decisive you can be at the age of six months, or what the connection between decisiveness and Metallica is, remains unclear. The Tax Board said that 'not all of the associations generated by the name are flattering.' The Tomaros also claim that an official in charge of the case said that the name was 'ugly'.

The couple won a victory on March 13, when the Goteborg County Administrative Court agreed with them that there was no reason why the little girl shouldn't be called Metallica. But now the Tax Board have launched an appeal. 'I don't understanding their reasoning at all. She's six months old and is already able to say her name. We can't just change it now', said Karolina.

As part of their legal case, the family note that there is, in fact already one woman in Sweden whose middle name is Metallica.

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I don't think it's that bad a name as such - it's not offensive and phonetically it's not ugly at all. It's not something I'd choose all the same!

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:09 pm

I'm thinking of calling my daughter "Rage against the machine" and my son "System of a down". Any comments?

Post by **Skylace** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:27 pm

I've heard much worse. But I really don't think that people take in to consideration how the kid is going to feel having that name growing up. I know they can legally change their name but not until they are an adult.

girldorksrule · Post by **girldorksrule** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:32 pm

Bat wrote:I'm thinking of calling my daughter "Rage against the machine" and my son "System of a down". Any comments?

Go with System of a Down. The nickname System sounds better than Rage

IRiSHMaFIA · Post by **IRiSHMaFIA** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:31 pm

I told you a while back faceless about a girl I know in Texas that named her daughter Metallica and son Axl after Axl Rose. I really feel sorry for those kids.

Although I feel the name is stupid I don't see why they should have to fight for the right to name their child what they want as it's none of the governments business.

major.tom · Post by **major.tom** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:48 pm

Why not call the child Nike, MacDonalds or Walmart and be done with it? If you're going to make your child a living commercial, you may as well go all the way...

Just because they like Metallica, I don't get the need to name their daughter that (even if it was playing on the stereo when she was conceived). At 6 months old, she may be only an extension of her parents, but this won't be the case forever.

6ULDV8 · Post by **6ULDV8** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:50 pm

Hmmm they should name them with real meaningful names like:

Moonbase alpha

Dweezil

Fifi Lulu trixibelle

& other such nonsense...

Thank fuck Frank Zappa & the likes of Bob geldof don't live in Sweden.

IRiSHMaFIA · Post by **IRiSHMaFIA** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:18 am

major.tom wrote:Why not call the child Nike, MacDonalds or Wallmart and be done with it? If you're going to make your child a living commercial, you may as well go all the way...

Just because they like Metallica, I don't get the need to name their daughter that (even if it was playing on the stereo when she was conceived). At 6 months old, she may be only an extension of her parents, but this won't be the case forever.

I'm sure if she chose to call one of them Walmart they'd only use one 'l' in keeping with commercialism and all

major.tom · Post by **major.tom** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:31 am

whoops! Right you are, Irish.

Post by **eefanincan** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:09 am

Honest to goodness, I processed a nursing referral for someone today with the middle name of "Duran Duran". How could you do that to a kid????

Post by **Skylace** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:15 am

6ULDV8 wrote:Hmmm they should name them with real meaningful names like:

Moonbase alpha

Dweezil

Fifi Lulu trixibelle

& other such nonsense...

Thank fuck Frank Zappa & the likes of Bob geldof don't live in Sweden.

Zappa's child was Moon Unit not sure if that's who you meant with Moonbase or if that is another one I don't know of.

However, let's not forget the baby Apple of Gwenith Paltrow! Geez!

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:35 am

I'm going to change my name by deed poll to Batface Couchtripper.Com.

Has a ring to it doesn't it?

Post by **faceless** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:59 am

Bat wrote:I'm going to change my name by deed poll to Batface Couchtripper.Com. Has a ring to it doesn't it?

it's like poetry in my ears!

girldorksrule · Post by **girldorksrule** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:39 pm

Bat wrote:I'm going to change my name by deed poll to Batface Couchtripper.Com. Has a ring to it doesn't it?

Absolutely brilliant. I love it. Genius!

Marcella-FL · Post by **Marcella-FL** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:39 pm

I like Moxie Crimefighter Jillette