Although our government doesn’t interfere with the crazy things people name their kids, a lot of other countries won’t put up with it. Here’s some of the names that just didn’t make the cut. ‘.’ (Full Stop)New Zealand requires all baby names to be approved by the government, and if they see something they don’t like, they’ll add it to the long list of banned names. Someone apparently tried to give their babies this symbol for a name, which would be pronounced ‘Full Stop.’

Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii The New Zealand government even went as far as to assume guardianship for the 9-year-old girl with this bizarre name to make sure a more appropriate name was found for her.

Anal Along with Full Stop and Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, ‘Anal’ was on New Zealand’s banned list as well.

Sex Fruit They also stepped in to stop someone from committing this name crime.

Nutella Earlier this year a French couple wanted to name their daughter Nutella because they hoped she could be just as sweet and popular as the chocolate spread. A judge insisted that the name would only lead to ‘mockery and disobliging remarks’ and her name should be shortened to ‘Ella.’

Fraise (Strawberry) The French courts also said no when a couple tried to name their kid after the delicious fruit. The judge claimed the name would bring about teasing since it was connected with the phrase ‘ramène ta fraise’ which means ‘get your butt over here.’ The parents went with ‘Fraisine’ instead.

Circumcision Sonora, Mexico compiled a list of banned baby names that they gathered from the state’s newborn registries. They found this unfortunate name in there, and banned it from that point forward.

Robocop Sonora citizens are also no longer allowed to give their baby this name, but there’s at least one out there.

Akuma (Devil) In Japan, this name caused so much chaos that it made it all the way to the Prime Minister’s cabinet. The Justice Minister spoke out against the banning of the name, saying it’s not right to tell parents to change a name without legal basis. However, the name eventually became illegal anyways.

Venerdi (Friday) Italy can reject baby names when they are ‘likely to limit social interaction and create insecurity.’ Judges claimed the name Venerdi would make the young boy in question the subject of mockery. The parents were forced to change the name, but threatened to name their next child Mercoledi, which means Wednesday.

Gesher (Bridge) Norway also regulates what you can name your child, and one mother was sent to jail after not paying the $420 for using an unapproved name. She protested saying she had been instructed in a dream to name her son Gesher.

BRFXXCCXXMNPCCCCKKKMMNPRXVCLMNCKSSQLBB11116 In protest of the strict naming laws in Norway, A couple decided to name their child with a bunch of random letters that apparently pronounced ‘Albin.’ Obviously, it was rejected.

@ China doesn’t allow symbols and numbers to be included in baby names. The ‘at’ symbol is pronounced ‘ai-ta’ in Chinese, which sounds like a phrase that means ‘love him.’ One couple thought it was a good fit, but the Chinese government did not.

Linda In 2014, Saudi Arabia released their list of banned names, and several, like ‘Linda,’ were on there due to their association with Western culture. 15 Sarah Morocco has 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 fine.

Sarah Morocco has 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 fine. Morocco has 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 fine. 16 Nirvana Portugal boasts an 80-page list of names that are not allowed, and Nirvana is one of them.

Nirvana Portugal boasts an 80-page list of names that are not allowed, and Nirvana is one of them.

Chow Tow (Smelly Head) Malaysia thankfully included this is their list of banned names after an influx of people trying to change their given name.

Metallica A Swedish girl was baptized under this name, but tax officials deemed it inappropriate.

Chief Maximus New Zealand once again struck down this name and added it to their long list.

Harriet If you live in Iceland and you want to name your baby something not found in the National Register of Persons, you can pay a fee and apply for approval. The name must meet criteria specific to Iceland, such as it can only include letters in the Icelandic alphabet and must be able to fit the language grammatically. One family could not renew their daughter Harriet’s passport because her name can’t be conjugated in Icelandic. Her brother Duncan also had a banned name because there’s no letter ‘c’ in the language.