Titeuf (France)

In February 2012, a French court ruled against a couple who wished to name their son Titeuf, after the star of a popular cartoon in France. The judge decreed that using the name of a ... more 
Titeuf (France)

In February 2012, a French court ruled against a couple who wished to name their son Titeuf, after the star of a popular cartoon in France. The judge decreed that using the name of a comedy character would "attract mockery" and could risk "constituting a real handicap for a child becoming an adolescent and then an adult”.

Has France banned any other names? The Civil Code prohibits names that would be "contrary to the interests of a child". But in November 2011, a couple won their case for naming their son Daemon, after Damon from ‘The Vampire Diaries’, dispelling supposed satanic connotations. And in 2000 a girl was legally named Megane Renaud, despite similarities to the Renault car. less 
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Fri, Mar 9, 2012 9:42 PM SGT