Father Banned From Naming His Son ‘WikiLeaks’

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A new father in Germany hoped to honor Julian Assanges whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks by naming their baby WikiLeaks. Not Julian. But WikiLeaks.

But Hajar Hamalaw, an Iraqi journalist now living in Bavaria, said that an official at his local registry office rejected the name, citing concerns about the babys welfare, NBC News reports.

Hamalaw said the name had big meaning for him and is a synonym with transparent truth. The official who rejected the name, however, didnt initially know what it meant, he said.

She thought I was presenting the name of a television show, Hamalaw told NBC News. We were very disappointed after the rejection. Hundreds of people across the globe were allowed to use the name of Barack Obamas dog for their child, but I cant use WikiLeaks?

Eventually, Hamalaw and his wife settled on the name Dako for the babys birth certificate, but they totally plan on having his friends and family continue to call him WikiLeaks.

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Father Banned From Naming His Son ‘WikiLeaks’