Officials in central China have refused a father permission to name his son ”@”, a news report said on Tuesday.
The father from Zhengzhou, Henan province, wanted to name his son after the computer keyboard character used in every email address, arguing that the symbol was now in common usage.
However, the police station where names are registered refused to allow it, saying all names must by law be capable of being translated into Chinese, the South China Morning Post reported. – Sapa-DPA