The couple from Brittany wanted to call their newborn baby boy Fañch, a traditional name in the northwestern region which has its own language. Fañch is a name borne notably by two Breton writers, Fañch Peru and Fañch Broudig, and is the Breton version of the name François. Parents in France have often fallen foul of the rules regarding baby names. But the list was scrapped under President François Mitterand and French parents were given the liberty to be a little bit more inventive. READ MORE: The French baby names the law won't allow

Source: The Local September 14, 2017 07:18 UTC