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| SWEDES LAX ON CRAZY NAMES |
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| Thursday, 14 August 2008 | |
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Swedish authorities have relaxed their guidelines for giving their children wacky names. Parents are now allowed to name their newborns after fast-food chains, rock bands or their favourite brands of beer. "There is nothing negative about a name like Coca-Cola or McDonald's today. In the 1970s, maybe it was," tax authority spokesman Lars Tegenfeldt says. But curse words, God, Allah or Devil are still banned. |