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Sweden has officially outlawed the names Metallica, Superman, and other similar names that are oriented with music groups, TV characters, or brands.

Although there were 700 babies officially named Messiah in 2012, a Tennessee judge ordered a couple to change their baby’s name to Martin for religious reasons.

The Mexican state of Sonora has banned its citizens from naming their children after Harry Potter and other mainstream movie characters. Do not move there if you want to name  your child James Bond, Harry Potter, Superman, Batman, etc.

Yes, one couple in China actually wanted to name their child “@” but were denied. They argued that the symbol looks a lot like “love him” in Chinese characters. Regardless, they were forced to choose another name.

In Portugal, children can’t receive nicknames as their first name. Tom isn’t acceptable, but Tomás is perfecto.

Don’t even think about naming your child “Adolf Hitler” if you think it will fly. A Township, New Jersey couple had their son taken away from them after they ordered a cake for there son with that very name. Heath Campbell showed up in court wearing a Nazi uniform — this did not go over well with the judge.

Mona Lisa is also out of the question for citizens of Portugal. There are many, many more banned names in Portugal, click here to see a partial list.

Don’t even try this one in New Zealand. A young girl was taken from her parents after revealing she hated her name and wanted it changed.

A family in Germany was ordered to change their son’s name from Matti to something more gender specific. You must be able to know the specific gender of a child by looking at their name.

In Malaysia, most names associated with nature are banned. This extends to animals, insects, plants, flowers, fruit vegetables, and even colors.

Oh yea, and in Malaysia you cannot name your child “Smelly Head.” Cow Tow (which means Smelly Head) is a definite no, no — along with Khiow Khoo (Hunchback), Sor Chai (Insane), and Woti (Sexual Intercourse).

Good thing country officials created a 41-page book of guidelines for naming children in 2006!

A Norwegian woman was jailed for two days after refusing to change her son’s name from Gesher, which means bridge in Hebrew, to another.

Akuma, which means “Devil” in Japan, is outlawed. This is probably a very, very good thing. How could anyone live that name down in school and beyond?

Yes, Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 was rejected in Sweden in 1996. The name is pronounced Albin. His parents argued his name was “a pregnant, expressionistic development that we see as an artistic creation.”

Canadian officials objected to a baby being named “Spatule,” a French word for a spoon-billed bird. It also translates to the kitchen utensil commonly used to flip pancakes. This battle raged for quite some time in 1996, and in the end, the child was renamed.