Banned Baby Names: Couple Reportedly Wins Legal Battle To Name Their Baby ‘Lobo’ (Wolf)

A Spanish couple has reportedly won a legal battle to call their baby Wolf, after initially being told it was “offensive”. 
Naki and Maria Javierre were allegedly told they couldn’t call their child the Spanish word for wolf, ‘Lobo’, by the Madrid Civil Registration in July 2016. The official government office also reportedly “rejected” the name because ‘Lobo’ is a Spanish surname and could cause confusion.  So the couple launched a Change.org petition with their reasons behind the name. After garnering more than 26,000 signatures, the name has now been approved.

The couple explained they decided to call their baby ‘Wolf’ because they love the animal. 
“We decided some months ago to call him that, perhaps because of our love for this animal,” they wrote on the petition page.
“Which in my case has spent years attached to my life, having always supported campaigns for the protection of a beautiful animal like the wolf.”

They continued: “Lobo is the contemporary Italian ‘Lupo’ which means strength, cunning and intelligence.
“In Greek times the wolf was an animal related to the light, because it is a symbol of the aggressive power of the sun, so why not Wolf?”
According to the Daily Mail, the couple won the legal battle.


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How on earth is it offensive?

It's not offensive. It's stupid, but not offensive.

WOLF...

Good name..

Good on them !          

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

WOLF...

Good name..

Good on them !          

Well I know you'd say that!

As long as people don't call him Wolfie.

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

WOLF...

Good name..

Good on them !          

Thought of you in a flash, Bee. Capital name...very good.

I can think of far worse names than Lobo / wolf that have been inflicted on babies, especially by celebs. The infuriating thing is ... when you think of all the heinous things that Spain allows, yet a harmless baby name creates a sh*tstorm??  Lots of things are perfectly legal there, that aren't over here. Different culture altogether.

Lobo is a cool name, but he's going to have to live up to it!

It's far better than Marion Morrison, otherwise known as John Wayne.

Can you imagine a bother saying, Hey, marion...c'mere and rub my feet. No wonder he walks that way.

Original Quill wrote:It's far better than Marion Morrison, otherwise known as John Wayne.

Can you imagine a bother saying, Hey, marion...c'mere and rub my feet.  No wonder he walks that way.

Reminds me of the song about "A boy named Sue"
Ma Walton had a manly name too, IRL.

Ben Reilly wrote:Lobo is a cool name, but he's going to have to live up to it!

Ya and I rather like Lupo too, the Italian equivalent.

Jules wrote:

Original Quill wrote:It's far better than Marion Morrison, otherwise known as John Wayne.

Can you imagine a bother saying, Hey, marion...c'mere and rub my feet.  No wonder he walks that way.

Reminds me of the song about "A boy named Sue"
Ma Walton had a manly name too, IRL.

Yes, I was thinking of the same...and how to make that into a meme. It was sung by Johnny Cash, I believe.

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

WOLF...
tragic.  Take a lookie  ------------>

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/20/sainsburys-customer-turned-down-nectar-card-because-rude-name_n_6720248.html?icid=maing-grid7|ukt1|dl2|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D331223


Good name..

Good on them !          

It's also crucial to consider how the name matches up with the surname.

I mean, if Lobo's dad was called  
   


.... his CV's would look interesting! (Well someone had to say it!!)




This article (BELOW) proves some couples don't consider how the baby's FULL name would  sound!!  These 15 people  REALLY did go through life with these names. Not even funny, just tragic.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/20/sainsburys-customer-turned-down-nectar-card-because-rude-name_n_6720248.html?icid=maing-grid7|ukt1|dl2|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D331223

Here in England on an episode of "the chase" a contestant had to pick one of 3 names, one of them was FANNY SCMELLING!