Six-year-old with weird name refused birth certificate

The article, "Six Year Old With Weird Name Refused Birth Certificate" published on February 18th, 2009 on the Russian website Rianovosti, is about a 6 year old boy (who was born on June 6, 2002) whose parents named him BOCh RVF 26062002. The Moscow authorities refused to give this boy a birth certificate. Registration officials refused to register the boy's name, which translates into a Russian acronym for Biological Human Object of the Voronin-Frolov Genus , to "protect the boy's own interests." The parents have insisted on registering the name. Tatyana Ushakova, on of Moscow's registration officials had said. "This was done [being denied a birth certificate] to protect the interests of the boy. His parents need to think about the boy and how he can live with a name like that and not think about their own ambitions." There is no legislation in Russia against giving children odd names. However, the parents referred their case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg; the complaint was turned down. In 2008, a number of other odd names were registered in Russia, including the English equivalent of North, Dolphin, Wind, and Moon. However, in 2005 the names Leaf Salad, Aviation Dispatcher, Russia, Privatization, Cool, Viagra and Simply a Hero were registered.the This weird Russian name was compared to a 9 year old girl in New Zealand, whose parents named her "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii". Judge Murfitt declined these parents a birth certificate. A list of names that New Zealand registrars had refused to register, including Sex Fruit, Keenan Got Lucy and Fish and Chips. However the names Number 16 Bus Shelter and Violence somehow got through.

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