Man Names Daughter “Facebook”

And you thought we had some weird names here... An Egyptian man was so excited about the social networking sites' role in the recent events in his home country, he named his new born daughter "Facebook" to celebrate.

TechMeme translates the snippet from Al-Ahram (one of the most popular newspapers in Egypt):

A young man in his twenties wanted to express his gratitude about the victories the youth of 25th of January have achieved and chose to express it in the form of naming his firstborn girl “Facebook” Jamal Ibrahim (his name.) The girl’s family, friends, and neighbors in the Ibrahimya region gathered around the new born to express their continuing support for the revolution that started on Facebook. “Facebook” received many gifts from the youth who were overjoyed by her arrival and the new name. A name [Facebook] that shocked the entire world.

Full story from nbcbayarea.com here.