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You cannot name your child Messiah, Adolf Hitler, Mamlaka… in these countries

Do you know that in some countries, governments do not allow registration of children bearing some names? In New Zealand for example the Department of Internal Affairs refused to register a child named “Anal”.

Other names banned in New Zealand include “4Real”, “V8”, and “Queen Victoria”.

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