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ARTICLE · 13 MAY 2015

What's in a name on a birth certificate?

Before a child reaches 18 years, both of the child's parents must consent to any application for names at the Registry.

AustraliaFamily and Matrimonial

Kate Middleton has had the world's eyes on her from the moment the Duchess announced her pregnancy. With the birth of the new Prince, the speculation over the gender of the new Royal finally ended in the early hours of yesterday morning. However, there is still one more question on everyone's mind: "What will they call him?"

The "Royal Baby" is not the only baby in recent times to cause a media frenzy. Media speculation and controversy ensued following the recent birth of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's child. Initial reports suggested that the child was named "Kaidence", spelt with a "K" following the Kardashian trend. It has, however, since been confirmed by inside sources that the child has, in fact, been named "North" and nasty (in my view) jokes then followed about North West's name being more suited to a direction on a compass (See http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/even-kim-thought-the-name-was-laughable-20130624-2os1t.html).

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