‘Elvis’ as girl name not OK with Swedish authority

3 comments June 5th, 2008

In Sweden, children’s names have to be approved by the Skatteverket — the National Tax Board, and the members said no to a couple naming their girl “Elvis.”

Wonder how they handle “Terry” or “Morgan”? I was named after my dad, and really didn’t like being called “George” too much in high school. The “ette” saved me, I guess. Wonder if the Tax Board would go for “Elvisette”?

Then there’s Johnny Cash’s, “A Boy Named Sue.” Well, that’s another story.