Messiah. That is the name that last month, a Tennessee judge deemed was inappropriate for a seven-month old baby, holding that « it’s a title that has only been earned by one person and that person is Jesus Christ ». The judge entered an order changi

Specifically I remember this case:

The Quebec Registrar of Civil Status reviews every single birth certificate filed in the province and may oppose a name it does not agree with. This has given rise to interesting – and entertaining – case law. Most students of law in Quebec will remember the case of Lavigne c. Beaucaire, [1996] R.J.Q. 1970, in which the Registrar of Civil Status filed a Motion asking the Court to declare that a couple not be allowed to name their son « Spatule », or spatula. The Motion was brought pursuant to article 54 of the Civil Code of Quebec, which provides :

54. Where the name chosen by the father and mother contains an odd compound surname or odd given names which clearly invite ridicule or may discredit the child, the registrar of civil status may suggest to the parents that they change the child’s name.

Although the parents testified in Court that their choice of the name Spatule referred to a beautiful bird and not the kitchen instrument, the Court granted the Registrar’s Motion, holding that most people would immediately think of a spatula in the usual sense, and therefore the name invited ridicule.

there’s also one about parents being unable to name their kid Messiah in Tennessee