Green light for Dominican parents to give children strange names

A judicial panel said Dominicans are free to name their kids Dummy Ruiz, Dear Pineapple and other unusual monikers if they choose.

The Central Electoral Commission in Santa Domingo rejected a proposal to ban any names that could be confusing or give no indication of gender, such as Querida Pina (Dear Pineapple) and Tonton Ruiz (Dummy Ruiz).