A man has been denied travel abroad after his surname was deemed too rude to be written on an official passport.
The supermarket worker has contested HM Passport Office's verdict three times - but the Home Office has refused to budge, reports the Mirror. Keen traveller Kenny said he doesn't want to change his name again - so faces a life of UK holidays instead. He said: "I'd decided to change my name to Fu-Kennard a few years back.
"'Fu-Kennard' is not offensive, and I object to them denying my chosen name." Kenny first changed his name to 'Coco Kenny' when he was 16, but after he joined the Army aged 19 he said he was told to change it back because it was "immature". After eight years serving his country, Kenny decided to "change it to something with a bit of 'fun' about it".
They include "the use of swear words; sexually explicit references; inappropriate religious connotation; is vulgar, offensive, or libellous to an individual; makes use of a name of a person living or dead which may cause public concern". The guidance also states: "This applies to phonetic, as well as actual use of words comprising of part or the entire name."