CELTIC legend Patsy Gallacher’s great-great-granddaughter is at the centre of a birth certificate blunder — after staff wrongly registered her as Pasty.
James Gallacher, 34, and wife Abbie, 29, had vowed to name their first-born in honour of her famous ancestor, who scored 186 times in 491 appearances for the Hoops.
But they were horrified to learn she shared her moniker with the Cornish baked treat on her official record after the howler was flagged up by The Scottish Sun on Sunday.
Abbie said: “I thought it must be a wind-up. But then I dug out the birth certificate and just thought. ‘Oh my God.’
“It’s made me so angry.
“You trust these people to get things like this right.
“We spent such a long time picking the name as a tribute and it feels like a slap in the face.”
The couple, of Clydebank, near Glasgow, were thrilled when their daughter arrived in March 2023.
Abbie phoned West Dunbartonshire Council to register her because their in-person services had still not fully reopened after the pandemic.
But she had no reason to suspect their baby didn’t carry the name of the late footie hero, who starred for the Celts from 1911-25.
The error only emerged after the National Records of Scotland published its annual list of unusual baby names.
Abbie said: “I had triple-checked the spelling with them over the phone.
“I wanted to make sure they got it right.
“The mistake was just carelessness.
“I called up the council to complain but it took hours to get any response.
“Finally they apologised.
“They came over that day with flowers and a new birth certificate.
“But I don’t think they understand the upset they caused us.
“What kind of little girl is called Pasty?”
Ironically, dad James works for Rodgers butchers in Glasgow’s West End — who are known for their quality pasties.
He said: “Patsy Gallacher was my mum’s grandad.
“We’re very proud of him. And Abbie’s gran Patricia was also called Patsy.
“Giving our baby that name seemed like the perfect way to honour them.
“This took the shine off it a bit. It was just so unbelievable.
“But when I told my pals, they couldn’t stop laughing.”
A spokesman for West Dunbartonshire Council said: “We contacted the family to apologise for the error.
“This was corrected and they received a new birth certificate.”