A woman was left “devastated” after her daughter’s passport application was rejected because she was named after a Game of Thrones character.

Lucy, 39, from Swindon in Wiltshire, said the Passport Office initially refused the application for Khaleesi, six.

Officials said they were unable to issue a passport unless Warner Brothers gave permission because it owned the name’s trademark. But the authority has since apologised for the error.

    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
      43·
      3 months ago

      All the women named Madison suddenly owe royalties to the rightsholders of the 1984 mermaid-in-Manhattan comedy Splash. Also, anyone named Wendy has to pay the J. M. Barrie estate or change their name to Gwendolyn.

      • 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee
        11·
        3 months ago

        Now I wonder if that would require a lawsuit between the J. M. Barrie estate & the Wendy’s restaurant chain.

      • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.ee
        4·
        3 months ago

        what a timely reference that everyone will get right away

        don’t get me wrong- I watched Splash on HBO once a summer for half a decade- I got chu