Osama who? 10 baby names that have been banned

 9/11 master mind Osama bin laden. Photo: Courtesy

Apart from Kenya, other parts of the world also aren't as liberal when it comes to baby naming. Here are 10 examples of baby names that, for one reason or another, were deemed unfit for a birth certificate.

1. Anal New Zealand has no time for anyone's bizarre baby-naming shenanigans. Parents have to get all potential names approved by the government, and if officials deem something too wacky, it gets added to the ever-growing list of banned names. There were many questionable entries on the list they released in 2013, "Anal" being a particularly horrifying offender.

2. Osama bin laden Shortly following the events of 9/11, a Turkish couple living in Cologne, Germany, felt inspired to name their child after Osama Bin Laden. German officials shot down the name, citing the section of their naming guidelines that states that all names "must not be likely to lead to humiliation." What's more, German law prohibits foreign names that are illegal in the parents' home country, and this particular moniker is illegal in Turkey.

3. Robocop Officials from Sonora, Mexico, recently compiled a list of banned baby names taken straight from the state's newborn registries. While citizens are no longer allowed to give this name to their children, there's at least one kid out there named Robocop.

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The above is no typing error, but the suggested name of a child in Sweden where in 1982, a law was passed to prevent non-noble families from bestowing their children with noble names. Today the law vaguely states that "first names shall not be approved if they can cause offense or can be supposed to cause discomfort for the one using it, or names which for some obvious reason are not suitable as a first name." In protest of the restrictions, one couple decided to make their child's name a captcha code from hell. The name, pronounced "Albin," was rejected. The parents later submitted the name with the same pronunciation but rewritten as "A." That was rejected as well.

5. @ As is the case with many countries, China doesn't allow symbols and numerals to be included in baby names. The "at" symbol is pronounced "ai-ta" in Chinese, which sounds similar to a phrase meaning "love him." One couple felt the symbol was a fitting name for their son, but the Chinese government apparently did not agree.

6. Circumcision Tragically, this was another name that officials in Sonora, Mexico, discovered in the newborn registries. They made the heroic decision to ban the unfortunate name from that point forward.

7. Sex fruit The New Zealand government thankfully stepped in before some poor child had to spend the rest of their life with the name "Sex Fruit." Though being raised by parents who thought that was a smart idea in the first place probably presents its own set of challenges.

8. Monkey Denmark is another country that requires parents to choose baby names from a pre-approved list. Parents need permission from the government to choose outside the list of 7,000 names, and each year approximately 250 are rejected. In addition to Monkey, the names Pluto and Anus also didn't make the cut.

9. Full stop Among New Zealand's 2013 list of banned names that people apparently tried giving to their children is the symbol ".". The name would have been pronounced "Full Stop."

10. Sarah When naming their children, Moroccan parents must choose from a list of acceptable names that properly align with "Moroccan identity." Sarah with an "H" is banned because it's considered to be the Hebrew spelling, but the Arabic "Sara" is perfectly fine.