A French couple apparently loves Nutella so much they want to name their newborn after the popular tasty spread, but French lawmakers vowed they will not have it.
A judge in northern France ruled against the parents seeking to name their daughter Nutella, saying "the name of the chocolate spread" was not in the child's best interests, The Independent reported Monday.
French prosecutors caught wind of the situation in September 2014 when a naming registrar reported the parents for trying to name their baby after the hazelnut and cocoa spread.
A hearing on the case was scheduled for last November. But when the parents didn't show up, the judge ordered their daughter to be named "Ella."
French parents are free to bestow upon their kids a name of their choosing. However certain names, such as foreign words or slang terms, are required to be reported to prosecutors if they are not in the child's interest, The Independent reported.
"The name 'Nutella' given to the child is the trade name of a spread," the judge said according to a Time.com translation of the French newspaper La Voix du Nord.
"And it is contrary to the child's interest to be wearing a name like that can only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts."
This month, the same court ruled against another couple that wanted to name their child "Fraise," which is part of the slang term "ramène ta fraise" and translates to "get your ass over here."
