One of Beyonce's newborn twins has already broken the law in New Zealand

Publish Date
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 9:12AM

Over the weekend, Beyonce and Jay-Z finally revealed the names of their newborn twins.

The couple, who already have five-year-old daughter Blue Ivy together, welcomed the latest additions to their family, Rumi and Sir Carter in June.

But in New Zealand, the couple would find their name choice rejected by the Department of Internal Affairs as it features on a list of names unacceptable baby names.

Since 1995, the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act has provided rules around acceptable names for newborn Kiwis.

The name Sir features on the list of names rejected by the department.

The law forbids any name that implies a child holds a title or a rank, is more than 100 letters long, could cause undue offence, and each name has to be easily pronounced and enunciated.

Other rejected names included anything using a "/" symbol or a simple full stop ".", and no gang acronyms could be permissible.

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