This isn't so unusual. Plenty of countries have registries and regulation around naming. Iceland recently denied a passport to a girl called Harriet: http://ic

This isn't so unusual. Plenty of countries have registries and regulation around naming. Iceland recently denied a passport to a girl called Harriet: http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/06/25/icelandic-girl-denied-passport-due-illegal-name http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/06/25/icelandic-girl-deni.... Iceland cited cultural preservation initiatives. I've also heard of some situations in US states wherein limitations are basically a by-product of character set choices, preventing the registration of diacritics.