commonly associated with the devil. They suggested that Dan and Mandy give their son another name, while perhaps calling him Lucifer at home.
The name is illegal in New Zealand, and since the registrar was unsure what the UK’s official stance was at the time, Dan and Mandy were told they would have to wait until the matter could be investigated.
Ultimately, the registrar relented and permitted them to have the name they’d originally wanted officially registered on Luficer’s birth certificate.
“Eventually she did it,” Dan said, “but it was through gritted teeth.”
“Honestly, we just thought it was a nice name… a unique one,” he added. “We didn’t expect to get so much grief about it.”
Derbyshire County Council, in Derby, UK, – where Dan and Mandy live – also shared a statement on the incident, writing: “We apologize if they were offended but it is the job of our registrars to advise in these matters as sometimes people are not aware of certain meanings or associations around certain names.”
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