A judge in the French city of Valenciennes has told a couple they cannot call their baby daughter Nutella, because it "is the trade name of a spread".
While this may seem like sound reasoning to most, the long list of titles forbidden in other countries across the globe contains some far more surprising and outlandish examples.
:: Mafia No Fear, New Zealand
In 2013, New Zealand's births, deaths and marriages department released a list of banned names, including Majesty, Queen Victoria, Lucifer and Mafia No Fear.One child was set to be called Anal before the Department of Internal Affairs vetoed the proposal, while another narrowly avoided being dubbed '.' or full stop. Other names on the list included 4Real and V8.
A court in the country also ordered a parent who named their baby girl 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii' to rename her nine years later.
:: Blaer, Iceland
Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, was told in she could not officially use her name because it did not appear on Iceland's Personal Names Register, a list of 1,712 male names and 1,853 female ones.
A court later ruled she could keep the name.
:: Bjørn, Norway
Synonymous with Scandinavia, largely thanks to Abba, the name Bjørn - which means bear - is among Norway's most popular.
But, given its animal link, it was controversially placed on an official list of forbidden titles - before being removed after a public outcry. Venezuela's National Electoral Council drafted a Bill in 2007 banning names that expose children "to ridicule, are extravagant or difficult to pronounce", after a check of voter rolls revealed two people called 'Superman'.
:: Anus, Denmark
Denmark is among a number of countries that provides an official list of monikers, in this case numbering around 7,000, which parents can choose from.
Rejected names in the past have included Anus and Monkey.
:: Saddam Hussein, Brazil
If you had ever thought of moving to Brazil, entering into a relationship with one of the country's 204 million inhabitants and naming your son after the late Iraqi despot, think again.
According to Laura and Geoff King's book Brilliant Baby Names, doing so is not permitted. - :: Robocop, Mexico
Mexican state Sonora banned a lengthy list of names in 2014, such as Scrotum, Terminator, Burger King and Virgin.
While Germany has surprisingly never explicitly forbidden parents from naming their children after the country's infamous Nazi leader, Hitler is also on the list issued in Sonora.
:: Osama Bin Laden
In 2002, a Turkish couple living in Germany attempted to register their newborn with the Al Qaeda leader's name.
A court ruling, enforcing the country's law that states names must not ridicule the child or be offensive, left the pair disappointed.
:: Tom, PortugalAmong the more unlikely prohibited monikers, Tom falls victim to Portugal's ban on nicknames on birth certificates.
:: Megane Renaud
A French family was told it was not allowed to call their daughter Megane Renaud in 2000, with a court ruling it sounded too similar to the Renault Megane car.
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