Would you name your child the literal “@” symbol? In the US there’s probably no law against it. In Chinese, the name “at” even sounds a little bit like 爱他, or “love him.”

However, a Chinese couple who wanted to do so ran afoul of 国家语委, the national language commission. Chinese last names, recently expanded to four characters, have the unique problem of having 129 of 23,000 surnames accounting for 87% of the population.

2 Responses to “Chinese Couple Wants to Name Baby @”

1. Baby Names says:

   1/17/2009 at 8:21 am

   I think its out of line, they are not thinking about the childs future

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2. Daddy's Girls says:

   2/28/2009 at 5:52 pm

   I am glad I am not chinese,those chinese are very traditional in terms of many things,it's their free will.

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