Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
An Indonesian man named his newborn son ‘Dinas Komunikasi Informatika Statistik’ — after the department he works in.
Indonesian portal Kompas reported that Slamet ‘Yoga’ Wahyudi, 38, from Brebes Regency, Central Java had come to an agreement with his then pregnant wife, Ririn Linda Tunggal Sari, that he would be allowed to choose the baby’s name if the child is a boy.
When the baby arrived on December 23, Slamet decided to name him ‘Dinas Komunikasi Informatika Statistik’ (Department of Statistical Communication).
Slamet admitted that hearing the name for the first time does sound strange.
“Thankfully my wife did not mind,” said Slamet, who joined civil service in 2009.
While the couple’s friends and family voiced their scepticism with the baby’s name, Slamet said the baby will be called Dinko in his daily life.
Slamet hoped that Dinko would grow up to be a pious person who is devoted to his family.
Born on December 23, 2020, Statistical Information Communication Office will probably have a tough time introducing himself with his full name, which is why his parents have already chosen a nickname for him, Dinko.
Asked if he has given any thought to how his son will feel about his name when he grows up, the Indonesian civil servant said that he is sure the boy will get used to it eventually.
Even before he got married, Samet Wahyudi knew that if he ever had a son, he wanted to name him after the department he worked in as a civil servant.
He made that very clear to his fiancé before they got married, and she accepted his condition. Their first child was a girl, so Samet agreed on a more conventional name for her, but when his wife, Linda, gave birth to their second child, a boy, in December of last year, he knew exactly what his name would be – Statistical Information Communication Office.
Samet’s wife, Linda, accepted the bizarre name right away, but her parents had some objections that they eventually dropped, after hearing about the deal the parents had even before they were married.
Hopefully, Statistical Information Communication Office doesn’t end up taking his parents to court for ruining his childhood with this weird name.
Ref: Indonesian man names newborn son after department he works in
