Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/05/15/mother-renames-her-child-to-ma.html
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I bet he’s a really cool kid too.
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They changed Kevin’s name to Kelvin which they claim to prefer.
The parents displayed the Fahrenheit of decency.
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"Johanna Giselhäll Sandström of Kyrkhult, Sweden paid to have her arm tattooed with her two children’s names: Nova and Kelvin. Problem is, he accidentally inked her with “Kelvin.”
Little typo in the write up spoils it.
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I have absolute zero respect for that decision.
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Well, to some degree.
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Fixed! Thanks!
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Consistency matters.
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Kelvin the choice of hipster “scientists” the world over.
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TIL the name Kelvin is actually a thing, apparently peaking in the US in the 1950s.
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=kelvin&sw=m&exact=true
Given how awesome Lord Kelvin was, I can see it. Better that than, say, Donald.
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How the hell do so many people/tattoo “artists” manage to fuck up spellings?
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Isn’t Sweden one of those countries you have to give approved names to your kid? Though considering there is a Lord Kelvin in science, I imagine it isn’t banned.
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Be careful where you say the. Some people might to start to whine about him deserving a lordship.
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Not that i know of but let me check
I guess they sort of do, but not really… it’s not like you’re implying (if i read it correctly). They will decline bad baby names but most names should be ok from the wording i’m seeing from wikipedia.
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Came for all the inevitable temperature jokes/puns; leaving not disappointed.
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Absolutely
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I went to kindergarten with that tattooist. IIRC he wasn’t too sharp. I lost track of him after he was sent a grade back.
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you beat me to it.
thank you for that.
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When I was a teaching assistant I was Kevin (accurate), Kelvin, Calvin, Cabin, and a couple others
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Of course some people will ask if he’s named after the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies. ie. The Kelvin Timeline.
