Can somebody legally name their new child just numbers?

[tjaisv]

Say somebody wanted to name their kid, "8251". Is that legally acceptable? Also, are there any people in the civilized world actually named "God", or "Satan"?

 

[shortylickens]

I saw an article where a judge in one state (I forget which one) ruled against the numbers thing.
Not sure about "Satan" and "God".

Incidentally, the guy was a social studies teacher trying to prove a point.

 

[Montano]

I have heard of people changing their name to God as well as Satan. But then again, I live in Cali

 

[drum]

7

 

[GrammatonJP]

George Can't stand you

 

[swtethan]

its cantstandsya

 

[DrPizza]

Satan used to (still does?) play for the Buffalo Sabres; pronounced "shuh tan"

 

[InlineFour]

only 42

 

[mercanucaribe]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Satan

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Satan used to (still does?) play for the Buffalo Sabres; pronounced "shuh tan"

Thats his last name

 

[RaistlinZ]

3.14159

 

[Printer Bandit]

i know a person that is called by God's original name.

 

[EyeMWing]

47

 

[xanis]

No one has actually answered the original question about naming a child just numbers. AFAIK, yes you can name a child numbers, though I don't know why you would want to...

 

[ArJuN]

Originally posted by: RaistlinZ
3.14159

pi for short!

 

[chuckywang]

Somebody doesn't remember God Shamgod from Georgetown.

 

[Ika]

3.1415936535... doh!

what about Optimus Prime? can you have a two word first name without a dash?

 

[swtethan]

we are going to name our child billy joe jim bob

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
47

it's 42

 

[Zaitsevs]

Originally posted by: guoziming
3.1415926535... doh!

what about Optimus Prime? can you have a two word first name without a dash?

fixed

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: guoziming

what about Optimus Prime? can you have a two word first name without a dash?

been listening to some Dane Cook, have we?

 

[zanieladie]

Wow...that's really a funny question! I never thought about it before...don't know if you could name a child with just numbers or not. Poor kid if ya did, though. I mean, come on, we all know that we are really just a number anyway - as it pertains to our job, the government, etc. LOL

I really hate seeing people who have goofy names...makes me wonder what the parents were thinking. I went to school with Charlie Brown, James James, and a few other kooky combinations.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
47

it's 42

I was going for the hitman approach, not the answer to everything approach.

 

[Mucho]

I read where a guy went to court to have his name change to a number. The judge ruled he would have to have the number spelled out. He could have his name to eg. 'Forty Two' but not '42'

 

[BrokenVisage]

lol, that would be funny if someone was named "Justin Numbers"