Couple tried to name baby "@"

[Reuters]

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@," claiming the character used in e-mail addresses echoed their love for the child, an official trying to whip the national language into line said Thursday.

Reuters

 

[SwitSof]

Thought my name is strange enough...
Some parents can be cruel... Imagine the possible bullying...

 

[GreenGreta]

Better than the stupid symbol prince used

 

[Impetus]

"Li told a news conference on the state of the language that the name was an extreme example of people's increasingly adventurous approach to Chinese, as commercialization and the Internet break down conventions"

Oh, that can't happen here....8O

Muz

 

[55Mercury]

eh?

It could be worse

something like

&

okay, question:

would Ampersand be a girl's or boy's name?

and I wanna know what you were smoking to arrive at your conclusion.

 

[shadowshiv]

eh?

It could be worse

something like

&

okay, question:

would Ampersand be a girl's or boy's name?

and I wanna know what you were smoking to arrive at your conclusion.

Well, in the comic book 'Y The Last Man', the main character has a male pet monkey named Ampersand.;-):lol:

 

[55Mercury]

hmmm...and what was Y smoking? and, come to think of it, why?

 

[daisygirl]

Personally, Ampersand sounds more like a girl's name to me. It would be Amperso if you were naming a boy. ;-) :smile:

 

[Dreadful Nonsense]

Better than the stupid symbol prince used

Prince was in a legal wrangle with his record company....he was not allowed to use the name prince and opted for the symbol....people refered to him as the artist formerly known as prince....he resolved the issues...

 

[shadowshiv]

hmmm...and what was Y smoking? and, come to think of it, why?

Well, considering how something killed every other male on Earth(including all animals), I would expect him to be a little wacky.;-)

Unfortunately, he named the monkey before the crap hit the fan. Maybe he is just strange?:lol: