THE 2010 World Cup will be remembered for a lifetime by children currently in KwaZulu-Natal hospital maternity wards, and by those about them.
True to Zulu tradition, the newborns have been named for events at the time of their birth.
Among new names recorded by nurses are:
- Offside Mchunu;
- Argentina Sibiya;
- Vuvuzela Mhlongo;
- England Nkosi;
- Soccer City Mthembu;
- Cameroon Vilakazi;
- Striker Hadebe;
- Italy Buthelezi;
- Midfielder Zwane;
- Denmark Ntombela;
- Red-card Mbatha;
- Brazil Khuzwayo;
- Coach Sibisi;
- France Kheswa;
- Goalkeeper Sithole;
- Parreira Mthethwa;
- 2010 Dlamini;
- Jersey Magubane;
- Substitute Shandu;
- Ball Skhakhane;
- Stadium Gumbi;
- Kick-off Shabalala;
- Park n Ride Khumalo;
- Half-time Hlatshwayo;
- Tickets Ngubane;
- and Kaka Zuma.
Lovely colorful stuff. What a great start to life.
(With thanks to Graham Linscott — © 2010.)
Comments
i like Running deer and morning rain better...............
The Vuvuzela is here to stay. I do wonder about the fate of Tickets Ngubane.
such colorful, memorable names!
Shu-shu vuvu! Yes, such colorful, memorable names. Most puzzling is England. 2010 breaks the code - not merely a number. Why Red-card, Offside, Substitute, Half-time and Tickets? All fascinating.
Yeah, the Zulus do this. They name their kids after whatever is happening, anything strange and new, any new buzzword.
This is crap. All a lie. Some stupid Dick head came up with this nonsense. Why pick up on KZN people. They are not that dumb and no mother will register such crap names for her angel.
get a life scum head
Dude...ive seen weirder(people i know)...How about : ANother Sheep,Computer,Recognisable
I take it Ayanda is from KZN!!
It isn't just the Zulus who do this. Check out the names of some kids in the USA.
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