Dad who won battle to give baby ‘banned name’ responds to registrar’s threat that ‘nobody would ever hire him’

In the end, the law was on the parents’ side, but the victory felt hollow. Their son’s name was accepted, yet only after they were ushered out of the room and spoken about as if they were dangerous or unfit. Their story now lives online, dividing strangers: is a name just a word, or a burden a child must carry? For Dan and Mandy, the answer remains painfully simple—they chose the name that made their hearts light up when they first saw their son.