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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 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My name is alarmingly close to one of the characters (my mate who was reading the books when they first came out thought it was hilarious), but at least I’m not the newsreader Jon Snow.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Imagine the number of times people have smugly said to him, "you know nothing!" Ina bad Scottish accent.

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

Ygritte was meant to be Scottish?

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Well, no, but the accent was.