A - A Chinese couple named their son @ which in Chinese is pronounced 'ai ta' meaning 'love him'.The whole A-Z
B - Swedish courts can also reject unusual names. In 1991 a Swedish couple tried to name their child Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced 'Albin') in protest.
C - Brazilian footballer Creedence Clearwater Couto was named after legendary American rock band Creed.
D - In 1995, US hit The Late Show made a celebrity of Canadian petrol station owner Dick Assman.
E - Two sports-loving dads in Texas and Michigan named their sons ESPN (pronounced 'Espin') after the US TV channel.
F - Names often change their meanings over the years. At least we hope so for the sake of poor F*ck K Holmwood who was born in Sussex in 1878. His mother was named Fanny.
G - In 2005 an online casino paid Terri Iligan $8,000 to change her name to GoldenPalaceDotCom.
H - Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence named their daughter Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily.
I - Sometimes it's the surname that causes the trouble. James Hogg, a former Governor of Texas named his daughter Ima.
J - Bond fan David Fearn from Walsall changed his name to James Dr No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill Golden Eye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Bond, to celebrate the release of the latest 007 film in 2006.
Update: This just in: 2 twins from Australia: their middle name is "Danger" - Link
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