Baby names get knocked back in NZ

New Zealanders who wanted to give their children bizarre names like Senior Constable and Christ have had them knocked back by government officials.

A New Zealander has tried to name their baby Senior Constable but didn't get away with it and numbering children is also a no-no.

The NZ Department of Internal Affairs rejected many names with rank and royal connotations in 2014, but also five people that entered / when registering the name of their child, one that entered 3rd and another 09.

There was one rejection of Senior Constable as a name, one rejection of Corporal, six rejections of Justice and one rejection each of Justyce and Justis.

The many royal references rejected included Prince, Princess, King, Majesty and Royal-Rule.

There was one attempt to name a child Christ.

Under New Zealand law names can be rejected for a limited number of reasons, including that they are unreasonably long, resemble a title or rank, or may be offensive.

NAMES THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT IN 2014:

Justice, /, Duke, Prince, Princess, Knight, Majesty, Bishop, Royale, King, Royal, .,(), 3rd, 09, Prynce, Christ, Royal-Rule, Corporal, Dukey, Lucifer, Queen, Duchess, Justis, Major, Senior Constable, Mr, and Justyce.