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By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com Guide to Pregnancy / Birth

You named your baby what???

Saturday August 16, 2008
A Chinese couple is trying to give their son "@" as a name. When pronounced, they say it means love him. While the thought is nice, it's still bit strange, even when you look at how Chinese names are made up of characters rather than letters anyway. No word on whether or not the name will be allowed, but at least his name would be available on all computers...

Also a family in New Zealand went to register their baby's name and was told that the government would have to think about it. The couple say they chose the name because all of a sudden it became very clear that their baby was coming soon. The name they chose: 4Real. The government has said that they will take the matter up privately. If the naming issue hasn't been settled by the birth, then the baby's name will be recorded as Real. What's the weirdest baby name you've heard of?

Would you name your baby something unusual?

See the poll results.

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Comments
June 22, 2007 at 11:02 pm
(1) Ashley says:

I’ve always said I want to name my kids something you can find on a magnet when you’re on vacation. Kind of funny but true!

August 25, 2008 at 2:23 pm
(2) Dawn says:

I’m naming my girl Norma Liberty!! Norma comes from the child’s,farther’s MOTHER mame and Liberty just because I,the MOM,think it’s NOT only beautiful,but fitting concertering both families(mine&baby’s daddy)military service backgrounds

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