We know someone else with that name!
Jamesey Bolivar Maribojo is a 29-year-old single father from Davao is a HUGE fan of ‘Naruto: Shippuden’ one of the longest-running manga and anime series with 500 episodes lasting from 2007 to 2017.
And because of that, he named his first child, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, after the beloved anime character, Naruto Uzumaki, and his father Minto Namikaze, two of the series’ most formidable characters.
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“At first, nobody believed that that was his full name because I kept calling him Naruto. Many have asked me if that was his real name,” he told Esquire Philippines.
But naming his son after the protagonist was prompted by more than simply his love for the anime series.
“Up to now, I am an avid fan of the anime ever since the beginning. If you know ‘Naruto: Shipudden’ its story revolves around a boy who grew up with no family. As a single parent, I look after my son 24/7 but before this his mother and I separated, we agreed to name him Naruto.”
However, he said that his family was angry at first and said that they will have difficulty writing his name, and will be bullied. But they couldn’t do anything about it.
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When asked if he would name his next child after another character from the series, he said: “Probably Sasuke Uchiha” who is a descendant from a very powerful ninja clan and is one of the show’s most formidable characters alongside Naruto.
What an interesting name!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
