British couple win legal battle to name child Lucifer
A British couple has finally been allowed to name their child Lucifer.
Dan and Mandy Sheldon went to register the baby name last week after the council office opened after lockdown, but they lodged an official complaint after a run-in with the lady at the registers desk.
“We were really excited to go and get him registered but the woman looked at us in utter disgust," he explained to The Sun.
“She told us he would never be able to get a job, and that teachers wouldn’t want to teach him.
“I tried to explain that we are not religious people, and Lucifer in Greek means ‘light-bringer’ and ‘morning’ but she wouldn’t listen.
“She even told us that it was illegal to name a child that in New Zealand and that maybe we could name him something else but refer to him as Lucifer at home.”
After they were told that, the parents were then told to leave the room as she checked if she was allowed to register the boy with the name of the devil.
Dan added: “We were gobsmacked with her behaviour.
“Eventually she did it, but it was through gritted teeth.
“Honestly, we just thought it was a nice name . . . a unique one. We didn’t expect to get so much grief about it.”
Derbyshire County Council said: “We apologise if they were offended but it is the job of our registrars to advise in these matters as sometimes people are not aware of certain meanings or associations around certain names.”