<P> Among increasingly religious Tajiks, Islamic - Arabic names have become more popular over Tajik names . </P> <P> The Tajik government has used the word "prostitute" to label hijab wearing women and enforced shaving of beards, in addition to considering the outlawing of Arabic - Islamic names for children and making people use Tajik names . Tajikistan President Rakhmon (Rahmon) has said that the Persian epic Shahnameh should be used as a source for names, with his proposed law hinting that Muslim names would be forbidden after his anti hijab and anti beard laws . </P> <P> Restrictions vary by state, and most are imposed for the sake of practicality . For example, several states limit the number of characters in a name, due to limitations in the software used for official record keeping . For similar reasons, some states ban the use of numerals or pictograms . A few states ban the use of obscenities . Conversely, a few states, such as Kentucky, have no naming laws whatsoever . Courts have interpreted the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment as generally supporting the traditional parental right to choose their children's names . </P> <P> One naming law that some find restrictive is California's ban on diacritical marks, such as in the name José . The Office of Vital Records in the California Department of Public Health requires that names contain only the 26 alphabetical characters of the English language . There is no law restricting the informal use of diacritical marks and many parents do this . </P>

Who has the legal right to name a child