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MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character

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MrJameGumb@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago
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6-year-old girl denied passport because she’s named after ‘Game of Thrones’ character: report
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A UK mother was left “absolutely devastated” after her daughter’s passport application was denied because she was named after a popular “Game of Thrones” character.
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    Zoltan, Rex.

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      Rex ~ Regina, but thanks for Zoltan, made me remember Basil by association.

      EDIT: And Despina. EDIT2: There don’t seem to be many people called Despot, but Tiran (not Tigran) is a name one can sometimes encounter among Armenians.

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      Zoltan?

      Isn’t that a race in FTL?

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        Used to work with a Zoltan.

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