Elvis no name for a girl in Sweden

Swedish tax authorities have informed a couple in Stockholm that they may not keep the name Elvis for their five-month old daughter.

The girl's parents have appealed the decision, Metro reports.

"We talked about lots of names and then Elvis popped up. We thought it was a name that was both pretty and gender-neutral. We're not Elvis Presley fans at all," the infant's mother, Linda, told the newspaper.

The most important factor for the couple, who do not own any of The King's records, was for the name to be "gender-neutral".

But not everyone agreed with their assessment that Elvis fit the bill. In its ruling, the tax board wrote:

"It is the National Tax Board's view that Elvis is a first name of a masculine type and as such may, in light of standard practice, be considered clearly inappropriate as a first name for a woman."

The girl's mother however believes that her appeal will be successful and has vowed to continue calling her daughter Elvis whatever the eventual outcome.

The family can also take heart from the experience last year of the Tomaro family, whose daughter was eventually allowed to keep the name Metallica after a protracted battle with the authorities.

Source: http://www.thelocal.se/12214/20080604/

Well to be honest I don't think that the name Elvis is gender neutral, i to think it is only suitable for a boy.
But it would be okay to name the girl Elvira in my eyes.

If I got a text/sms from someone named Elvis, then I would be sure it was a boy writing to me.

I knew a guy, in Holland, his name is Elvis.

there is a similar policy in Spain too. I know David Beckham fell foul of it when he named his son Cruz and the authorities decided that it wasn`t "gender specific".
Fact is though that Elvis is a male name pure and simple.
Think it`s wrong that any government should dictate what you can and can`t call your child though.

I like Elvista has a ring to it not sure if its suitable for a female but sounds damn good to me

I named Calvin (my oldest son) after a cartoon (Calvin and Hobes) and his second name Joshua, from the song 'Joshua fit the battle of Jerrico' that Elvis song.

Essie thought you was gonna say Calvin after Calvin Kline lol i like Joshua nice name

That would have been maybe more classy, huh?! haha
But i just looooved that Cartoon... haha

eselvisfan wrote:

That would have been maybe more classy, huh?! haha
But i just looooved that Cartoon... haha

That`s why I always wanted twins.

I think Ren and Stimpy has a certain ring to it