Nearly a quarter of baby names declined by the Department of Internal Affairs in 2020 featured the word "Royal".

The Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages has just released the rejection list.
Roya Ltee, Royal, Royal-Blue, Royal-Reign, Royalty, Royalty-Rain, Royele-Blue, and Royell are among the 44 names shot down.

The guidelines make sure names don't cause offence, are a reasonable length, and don't resemble an official title or rank.

Nobody tried to call their newborn Covid-19, but the Department said it would've been rejected anyway, in case it causes offence.

Rejected names 2020

1. Bishop
2. Caius-Major
3. Commodore
4. Constable
5. Dukes
6. Justice
7. Justus
8. Kiing
9. King
10. Krown-Hayllar
11. Majesty-Faith
12. Major
13. Marley-King
14. Master
15. Messiah
16. Mistah
17. MyHonour
18. Nikita-Majesty
19. Padre
20. Prince
21. Princess
22. Prinz
23. Queen
24. Roya Ltee
25. Royal
26. Royal-Blue
27. Royal-Reign
28. Royalty
29. Royalty-Rain
30. Royele-Blue
31. Royell
32. Saint
33. Saint Cali
34. Sovereign