So Would You Name Your Daughter Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii?

Posted on: Friday, 25 July 2008, 06:00 CDT By Emily Pykett IT HAS long been the preserve of celebrities to bestow outlandish names upon their offspring. And parents are increasingly following their lead in seeking out original monikers for their children. But now a judge has made one child a ward of court to give her legal powers to change her name from Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii to something more run-of-the-mill. He stepped in after hearing the nine-year-old girl, from the New Zealand town of Hawera, was so worried about being mocked that she would tell strangers her name was "K". Her plight came to light in a custody battle presented before the family court in February. In a ruling made public yesterday, the judge, Rob Murfitt, criticised the "very poor judgment" of the girl's parents, which "makes a fool of the child... [read full story]