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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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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mental how many people actually thought Khaleesi was the character’s name.

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do you think maybe it’s just the fictional version for all the people that named their children Earl, Princess, Queen, Duke, or any of the other titles that became names?

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Add Caesar too. Although it has declined in popularity.

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

Originally in my list then dropped because when I’ve offered this counter in the past I’ve had people argue that was originally a name. Regina and Reginald should have been in my list as well.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

You mean they named their dogs that, right?