To a Mandarin speaker, saying the word 'at' in English sounds like 'ai ta' which means 'love him'.
Speaking 'Chinglesh' and adopting Western lifestyles has become fashionable among China's growing middleclass in recent years.
Officials at China's State Language Commission have not said whether the name will be deemed acceptable or not.
If he is allowed to keep the name, baby @ will find creating an email account a problem as most providers prohibit the use of special symbols as part of the user name.
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