FILLING out forms could be challenging in years to come for Diammond Sparckle Zedekeyah Lilly Ann Martin.
But her parents reckon the name will not lose its lustre. Baby Diammond was born on New Year's Eve to Lake Macquarie couple Adam and Brinessa - their 11th child and eighth daughter.
Ms Martin, 35, said the idea for "Diammond" came after downloading baby names on to her iPhone.
"I thought it was a pretty name," she said. "Everyone loves diamonds and they are sparkly so it sort of fitted. We just added a couple of letters to the name so it would be a bit different."
Unusual names are not new to the family, with a Brandi Shyla Molly Robyn, an Indego Raindrop Sapphire and a Cruz Richard among little Diammond's older siblings.
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages spokeswoman Alana Sheil said most names were acceptable in NSW, provided they were made up of the letters of the alphabet.
Among other unusual names in recent years are H (pronounced haich) and Metallica. But while unique names appeal to some, Ms Sheil urged parents to think carefully about naming a child."It has to be able to be used in society, it can't be a symbol like the @ symbol, it can't be a sentence and we won't register names that would give your child a title," she said.
"What sounds cute when they are three months or 13 months or 13 years might not be so cute when they are applying for a job," she said.
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I could not agree more with Ms. Sheil. I do wonder though if she'll end up going by Lilly?
