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Game of Thrones name sparks passport mix-up for family (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A woman was left "devastated" after her daughter's passport application was rejected because she was named after a Game of Thrones character.

Lucy, 39, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said the Passport Office initially refused the application for Khaleesi, six.

Officials said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers gave permission because it owned the name's trademark. But the authority has since apologised for the error.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 125 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The idea that corporations could own your name is positively dystopian.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 44 points 1 month ago (3 children)

All the women named Madison suddenly owe royalties to the rightsholders of the 1984 mermaid-in-Manhattan comedy Splash. Also, anyone named Wendy has to pay the J. M. Barrie estate or change their name to Gwendolyn.

[–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

Now I wonder if that would require a lawsuit between the J. M. Barrie estate & the Wendy's restaurant chain.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Son Of Matthew” Is a pretty name for a girl though.

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This has been pissing me off for so long!

In fact anyone using surnames as first names. Stop it.

[–] Mesophar@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But Go back far enough, and a surname is just the given name of your father, or the town you live in, or the trade you do.

More accurate to stop using given names as surnames!

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

Absolutely. We need to throw off these 11th century traditions and make sure our children’s entire names sound like a double barrelled surname.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

what a timely reference that everyone will get right away

don't get me wrong- I watched Splash on HBO once a summer for half a decade- I got chu