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submitted 3 months ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/andfinally@feddit.uk

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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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 12 points 3 months ago

It's also not actually a name in the source material. It's like watching a story about 18th century France and naming your daughter "Dauphine", or about 1st century BC Rome and naming your son "Consul".

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

smith, cobbler, tanner. look new names exist somehow, naming people after characters in stories is as old as names.

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