This Morning viewers were shocked when a baby called Lucifer appeared on this show today (Friday, July 24).
Dan Sheldon was interviewed with his son about the abuse his family has received over the name choice.
When he and wife Mandy went to register the tot’s birth, the registrar advised them against using the name.
Speaking to hosts Rochelle Humes and Ore Oduba, Dan revealed what happened when he went to register their month-old son.
Baby Lucifer’s dad defends name on This Morning
Why on earth would you name your child Lucifer.
Introducing Dan and baby Lucifer, Rochelle admitted the name did “shock” her and asked why they chose it.
Dan said: “We thought that’s a nice, strong name, and it actually means light bringer, the bearer of light. So we just liked the name, it’s one we remember and it’s not very popular so we chose that.”
Ore asked Dan if he was concerned by the religious connotations.
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He said: “Lucifer was sent down from heaven – it definitely has connotations to hell.
“It’s another name for Satan. But that wasn’t a concern for you and your wife?”
Dan insisted it wasn’t: “We’re not religious ourselves and everyone’s entitled to their opinion and their views, so I don’t think it should be a problem.
“But obviously everyone’s got their views and the councillor was one of them who said some things to us. It should have been a joyous day and it was very hurtful instead.”
Father reveals prejudice against Baby Lucifer
Rochelle revealed the registrar said their son “would never succeed at life, would never be accepted into schools, no teacher would want to teach him and no employer would ever hire him.
“That is very harsh.”
Dan admitted: “We didn’t know what to say or what response to give to her.
“We explained to her we understood the meaning of Lucifer and she’s entitled to her opinion, but she just carried on and at one point we asked her to leave the room.
After a four month battle to register their son’s name, Ore read out a statement from Derbyshire council.
They felt “it was their registrar’s duty to ensure the couple knew the name had negative connotations and that their son may encounter issues with the name through his life due to those associations.”
Dan wasn’t impressed and stressed that at one point the registrar had suggested they call the baby Hitler.
What did This Morning viewers say about baby Lucifer?
Baby Lucifer’s name sparked a mixed reaction from This Morning viewers.
Some did not approve and suggested the family are just “seeking attention”.
He is deluded if he doesn’t think naming his child Lucifer won’t have negative connotations, ones his CHILD will have to live with. Interesting he said he’s not religious but chose a name so heavily associated with religion. Attention seeking much #ThisMorning
— Kim (@MissKimb0) July 24, 2020
why on earth would you call your child Lucifer?? poor kid #ThisMorning
— basic witch ✨ (@_suburbansky) July 24, 2020
Just why though?! There are a zillion other names out there? The poor kid is already receiving negative attention! 🤷🏻♀️ #ThisMorning
— Emma🩵 (@missemmajv) July 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/char_000001/status/1286587949849681921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Why on earth would you name your child Lucifer he'll defintely change it when his older any child coming into the world in this day & age will have a hard enough time as it is #ThisMorning
— Arlene Woollard (@Arlene_HWycombe) July 24, 2020
why in the hell would anyone name their baby lucifer! #thismorning
— 𝔹𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕋𝕠𝔹𝕖𝔸_𝕎𝕙𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕒𝕟!!!! (@emma1293) July 24, 2020
Did anyone like the baby name Lucifer?
But others thought the name was lovely.
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They also said it’s up to the parents what they call their baby and not anyone else’s business.
https://twitter.com/MrsRhiannaRowe/status/1286590239822229504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/WhovianMummah/status/1286595873443663872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Lucifer is a lovely name and people should be aware that not everyone shares their religious beliefs. ❤
— Samantha Capes (@SamanthaCapes) July 24, 2020
I love that name x would of told the registrar to keep opinions to herself
— diane baker (@dianebaker01) July 24, 2020
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