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MAINZ, Germany - A father has been forbidden from naming his newborn son "WikiLeaks," amid concerns that the moniker could endanger the baby's welfare.

Hajar Hamalaw, a journalist and photographer who fled Iraq in 2000 and now lives in the German city of Passau, said the campaigning organization founded by Julian Assange has had a deep impact on him.

"This is not only a simple name for me -- it has a big meaning. WikiLeaks has changed the world," 28-year old Hamalaw told NBC News.

"Hundreds of people ... were allowed to use the name of Barack Obama's dog for their child, but I can't use WikiLeaks?"

"For my family, the name is a synonym with transparent truth," he added. My two-year-old daughter is called 'Diya,' which translates to 'Light of Truth.'"

The German official at Passau's registry office in the conservative state of Bavaria initially did not know what WikiLeaks meant, according to Hamalaw.

"She thought I was presenting the name of a television show," Hamalaw said. "We were very disappointed after the rejection. Hundreds of people across the globe were allowed to use the name of Barack Obama's dog for their child, but I can't use WikiLeaks?"

Hajar Hamalaw's son is still called "WikiLeaks" by friends and family. He is pictured wearing an outfit featuring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Germany does not have a list of approved names that parents can choose from for their children, but courts can rule whether a name risks endangering a child's welfare.

Parents are prevented from naming their kids after towns or brands. In recent years, first names like Stompie, McDonald, Woodstock, Grammophon and Peppermint have been banned.

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MAINZ, Germany - A father has been forbidden from naming his newborn son "WikiLeaks," amid concerns that the moniker could endanger the baby's welfare.

Hajar Hamalaw, a journalist and photographer who fled Iraq in 2000 and now lives in the German city of Passau, said the campaigning organization founded by Julian Assange has had a deep impact on him.

"This is not only a simple name for me -- it has a big meaning. WikiLeaks has changed the world," 28-year old Hamalaw told NBC News.

"Hundreds of people ... were allowed to use the name of Barack Obama's dog for their child, but I can't use WikiLeaks?"

"For my family, the name is a synonym with transparent truth," he added. My two-year-old daughter is called 'Diya,' which translates to 'Light of Truth.'"

The German official at Passau's registry office in the conservative state of Bavaria initially did not know what WikiLeaks meant, according to Hamalaw.

"She thought I was presenting the name of a television show," Hamalaw said. "We were very disappointed after the rejection. Hundreds of people across the globe were allowed to use the name of Barack Obama's dog for their child, but I can't use WikiLeaks?"

Hajar Hamalaw's son is still called "WikiLeaks" by friends and family. He is pictured wearing an outfit featuring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Germany does not have a list of approved names that parents can choose from for their children, but courts can rule whether a name risks endangering a child's welfare.

Parents are prevented from naming their kids after towns or brands. In recent years, first names like Stompie, McDonald, Woodstock, Grammophon and Peppermint have been banned.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian AssangePhoto: Reuters

A German couple who wanted to name their baby boy WikiLeaks in honor of the whistle-blowing website were turned down by local officials who said the bizarre moniker could endanger the childs welfare.

Hajar Hamalaw, 28, an Iraqi national now living in Bavaria, said he is a huge fan of the site.

The WikiLeak revelations caused a great stir worldwide. Especially the ones about Iraq, where we come from, he told Passauer Neue Presse, a local newspaper.

But when he tried to register the name with Bavarian officials, they just said nein.

The registrar said that this was not a first name. He thought it was a series or TV show, Hamalaw griped.

A spokesman for the town of Passau where Hamalaw works as a journalist said legal rulings mandate that a childs name should not be granted if it could endanger the babys welfare.

Hamalaw eventually named his son Dako.

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PAA Julian Assange has landed a deal to write a book based off a conversation with Google's chairman.

Julian Assange, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks who has been holed up in an embassy in London for nearly two years, has landed a book deal.

The publishers, OR Books, plan to release a book - called When Google Met WikiLeaks - in September. It is based on a conversation between Assange and Google chairman Eric Schmidt which took place in June 2011.

It contains an edited transcript of that conversation and outlines the way WikiLeaks works.

A spokesman said it contains "extensive, new material, written by Assange specifically for this book, providing the best available summary of his vision for the future of the internet".

Assange entered the Ecuadorian embassy in June 2012 while he faced extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations and he was given asylum there later that year.

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Parents in Passau, Bavaria, banned from naming child 'Wikileaks' A registry office in Passau, Bavaria, thought it might endanger the child Hajar Hamalaw, a journalist, wanted to name his child after the whistle-blowing platform Originally from Iraq, Hamalaw felt the site had 'changed the world'

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Published: 06:23 EST, 3 April 2014 | Updated: 08:03 EST, 3 April 2014

A set of parents have been banned from naming their son Wikileaks by a registry office, for fear that it could endanger the child's welfare.

Hajar Hamalaw, 28, from southern Germany, originally from Iraq, wanted to name his newborn child after the online whistle-blowing platform because of his admiration for the site.

However, authorities in Passau, Bavaria vetoed his choice of name, and have banned him from legally naming his son after the site.

Newborn Dako, who narrowly avoided being called 'Wikileaks' after a Bavarian registry office vetoed the parents first choice

Mr Hamalaw said he wanted to name his son 'Wikileaks' because he believed it had 'changed the world'.

Hajar Hamalaw wanted to name his son after the website because he felt the site had been an inspiration to him and his work as a journalist

Mr Hamalaw, a journalist who has lived in Passau for the last eight months, has made no secret of his adoration for the cables website.

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Parents banned from naming their son Wikileaks in case it 'endangered the baby's welfare'