A couple has been banned from giving their child a name with historical meaning after a court decided it would lead to the child being bullied in later life.
Naming your new little bundle of joy can often be a hard decision - how do you pick the perfect name that will sum up their personality and serve them well throughout their whole life when they are just minutes old?
Then there’s always the decision of whether to go for something classic or choose a name that’s unique to make them stand out among their peers.
But what happens if you find the perfect name and are then told you aren’t allowed to have it? Well, one couple in Brazil has faced that particular predicament after a court banned the historical name they chose for their baby.
Catarina and Danillo Prímola, from Brazil, believed they'd found the perfect name for their newborn son after deciding on the name Piyé.
The couple had chosen the name in tribute to the first Black pharaoh who'd helped found the 25th dynasty and had ruled Egypt for 30 years.
And while the name may seem innocuous enough, the Court of Justice in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and registry office refused to allow the parents to register it, over fears their child would be mocked for it.
The reason they gave is that the pronunciation of Piyé is allegedly too similar to plié – the word for the ballet dance step in French and Portuguese.
Although the two are spelled differently, the court claimed that the parents were not allowed to "register first names that could expose their bearers to ridicule".
The Minas Gerais Court of Justice said, as reported by the Daily Mail: "That is why the sound and spelling of the name were preponderant for the rejection. They would be capable of causing future embarrassment to the child."
The Primolas had first got the idea for the name after hearing a theme song for the 2023 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro while practicing choreography at the Acadêmicos de Venda Nova Samba School.
They chose Piyé as they believed it was a "powerful way to give a new narrative to the history of black people," and as a way to honor their African ancestry.
They told the outlet: "We went to research what it was like and we found the story of Piiê, who was a Nubian warrior who fought and conquered Egypt and became the first black pharaoh."
Piyé was born in Sudan and fought to conquer Egypt in 744 BC. He died in 715 BC and was succeeded by his brother Shabako.
The couple finally got their wish to name their baby Piyé after a judge reversed the decision to ban it on Friday, however, the delay in naming their child meant he was delayed from getting his necessary vaccines and was late for a screening to detect rare health conditions.
The baby's father added: "We know that bullying cannot be combated by prohibiting it, nor can it be combated by oppression.
"Bullying can be combated by studying and working on the ignorance of society as a whole."
It's not the first time parents have had to fight to get their child registered as a "banned" name, as a couple from the UK faced the same issue when trying to name their child Lucifer.
In 2013, a Tennesse judge ordered a baby's name to be changed from Messiah to Martin after a child support hearing, deeming that religious residents in the area would be offended by the holy moniker, adding that the title is one only Jesus Christ had earned, and would be an unfair burden for the child.
French courts have also thrown out unusual names such as Prince William and Nutella over fears that it would lead the children to be bullied once they reached school age.
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