Wheaton said the idea for the name came when the couple saw the first scan of the child.
"We started thinking 'Jeez, he is for real?'" Wheaton said.
But when the parents filed the name with New Zealand's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, they were told names beginning with a number were against the rules.
Registrar-General Brian Clarke said the rules are designed to prevent names that are "likely to cause offense to a reasonable person."
And for more silly names:
Nevaeh, which heaven spelled backwards, has become one of the world's most popular names. But others don't always pass the societal test.
Two boys, one in Michigan and the other in Texas, bear the name ESPN. They were named after the sports network.
Source: ABC News
-LB
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