New Zealand baby named Zealand-New

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A baby girl born in New Zealand is the latest child to be lumbered with a name that will haunt her in later life, after her parents decided to call her Zealand-New.

The girl's name was the suggestion of her grandmother, Sharron Te Moni, who explained: 'I was fiddling around and it was something different to say it back to front.'

Zealand-New – or, to give her her full name, is Zealand-New Sharron Phyllis Atareta Davoren – was born in the Bay of Plenty area on New Zealand's North Island.

The girl's mother, Tomicina Davoren, admitted: 'It is unusual to name your child that. You hear New Zealand every day, but not as someone's name.'

Zealand-New joins Davoren's three other children, who are named Rlexuz Toara Chantz Te Moni, Mikaere Morgan Te Moni and Korizma-Lake Vonnita Manaaki Te Moni, according to the Bay Of Plenty Times.