Jacks2Cents

What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet? Or would it? I just notice a news article that  stated a couple in Beijing has just named there child @ the e-mail symbol! Here is the article:

 Chinese couple tries to name baby with the e-mail ‘at’ symbol
16/08/2007 12:35:00 PM 

BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese couple seeking a distinctive name for their child have settled on the e-mail ‘at’ symbol – annoying government officials grappling with an influx of unorthodox names.

The unidentified couple were cited Thursday by a government official as an example of citizens bringing bizarre names into the Chinese language.

Written Chinese does not use an alphabet but is comprised of characters, sometimes making it difficult to develop words for new or foreign objects and ideas.

However, the letters ‘a’ and ‘t’ can be pronounced in a way that sounds like the phrase “love him,” said Li Yuming, vice-director of the State Language Commission.

Li told a news conference that the father explained his choice by saying the whole world uses the symbol to write e-mails and that “translated into Chinese, it means ‘love him,’ ”

Li did not say if police, who are the arbiters of names because they issue identity cards, have accepted or rejected the name.

As of last year, only 129 names accounted for 87 per cent of all surnames in China, Li said.

After reading this article I ask when are people going to take there child under consideration when choosing a name?I have heard some weired one’s in my life and each time I hear one like Moon Unit or Apple I feel for that child and what kind of pressure they have while growing through life. Parent should get double back for each and every-time there child suffers because of the name that was given to them.