The couple said that using the internationally recognised email address symbol as a name for their son is no gimmick but reflects their love for him.
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.
Chinese baby named 'at' symbol
By
Andrew Charlesworth
on
Aug 19, 2007 12:16PM
A Chinese couple has tried to name their baby boy '@', despite an official ban on names using foreign alphabets and minority Chinese languages.
Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Partner Content
Promoted Content
Security: Understanding the fundamentals of governance, risk & compliance
Promoted Content
Avoiding CAPEX by making on-premise IT more cloud-like
.png&h=183&w=300&c=1&s=0)
Promoted Content
Accenture and Google Cloud team up to create a loveable, Australian-first, renewable energy product
Promoted Content
The Great Resignation has intensified insider security threats
Sponsored Whitepapers
Extracting the value of data using Unified Observability
Planning before the breach: You can’t protect what you can’t see
Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers
NextGen Security Operations: A Roadmap for the Future
Video: Watch Juniper talk about its Aston Martin partnership
.jpg&h=146&w=240&c=1&s=0)
