Facebook.com/HashtagJameson
The announcement was made on Facebook at the weekend and picked up by Awkwardmessages.com where, underneath the photo of a baby girl, a caption reads: "Hashtag Jameson was born at 10oclock last night. She weys (sic) 8pounds and I luv (sic) her so much!!!!"
However, it isn't clear whether the bizarre name is real, a joke or part of a viral marketing campaign (in which case, if it's the latter, more fool us gullible mugs!).
Besides, Hashtag is for Twitter, surely, so why announce it on Facebook?
Still, its lack of verification hasn't stopped social networkers wading in to offer their opinions on the name. Some said it was ridiculous while others said it was a reflection of modern times.
One commented: "The day she turns 18, she'll change her name and kill her parents. Not necessarily in that order."
But credit where credit's due: as ridiculous names go, it's pretty good, though perhaps not as ingenious as the Israeli couple who named their daughter after a feature on the social networking site Facebook.
The girl was called Like, after a button that allows users to express their approval of photographs, links and status updates.
Here at Parentdish, we quite like Hashtag, though would prefer its less long-winded and more correct form: #
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- Facebook fans name new baby 'Like'<p> As someone had already nabbed Facebook as a name, there was only one option left for social networking super fan parents Lior and Vardit Adler - <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/17/facebook-fans-name-new-baby-like/" target="_blank">they named their new arrival ‘Like’</a> after the thumbs up function on the site. Mr Vardit attempted to explain the bizarre choice, saying: “If once people gave Biblical names and that was the icon, then today the Facebook Like is one of the most famous icons in the world.” Riiiiiight. </p>
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- Mum missed Olympics to give birth - so names baby after Jessica Ennis<p> <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/08/08/mum-names-baby-after-jessica-ennis-missed-olympics-to-give-birth/" target="_blank">Henry and Emily Lee</a> had tickets to see heptathlete Jessica Ennis inside the Olympic Stadium, but when they missed her winning moment because Emily went into labour, they chose to name their daughter after Team GB’s golden girl. To honour the gold medalist, the couple named their 6lb, 9oz baby Beatrice Jessica Lee.</p>
- Mum names son Ethan Clark after giving birth in a shoe shop<p> When mum Michelle Collins popped into Clarks for a new pair of shoes, she got much more than she bargained for. <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/11/28/mum-names-son-ethan-clark-after-giving-birth-in-clarks-shoe-shop/" target="_blank">She went into labour, and then delivered baby Ethan</a> in a store room in the shop. She was so impressed by the help and care shop workers gave her, that she chose the middle name Clark for her newborn son!</p>
- Parents name baby Union Jack in tribute to the Queen<p> Royalist Becky Parker and her partner Kevin Smart chose the regal baby name Union Jack in honour of Her Majesty's 60 years on the throne. They chose the name as baby Union arrived right in the middle of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Suppose it’s one way to celebrate, but buying a fabulous hat would have been a less long-term commitment, Becky…</p>
- Baby born in plane toilet is named after Emirates airline emergency code!<p> A mum and dad named their new arrival after an <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/08/30/baby-born-in-plane-toilet-is-named-after-emirates-airline-emergency-code/" target="_blank">airline emergency code after he was born mid-flight! </a>The little boy was named EK (Ekkk!) after the emergency code for Emirates airline. He was born thousands of feet in the air during a flight from Dubai to Manila. The plane made an emergency landing at Vietnam, and before it touched down, the crew posed with exhausted mum, dad and baby EK for this piccie. </p>
- 'Made up' baby name means girl is mistakenly registered as a boy<p> Lisa and Darrell Cross were so convinced they were having a boy, that they picked out the name ‘Raymond’ before their baby arrived. When Lisa had a daughter, they were stumped, and they gave the name a twist to suit a girl, naming their new arrival, Raydon. Unfortunately birth registrars missed the gender memo and <a href="http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/08/18/dads-made-up-baby-name-girl-registered-boy/" target="_blank">registered Raydon as a boy due to her unusual name</a>. Coventry Register Office later apologised and the changed the document. Oops!</p>
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