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For a good illustration of the possible weirdness of names, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso

I'm sorry, but your name has too many letters. Please enter a shorter name.

A contemporary example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Theodor_zu_Guttenberg

Even more contemporary is young Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 (pronounced Albin): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_law_in_Sweden

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