Sweden OK's Coca-Cola as baby name

Within a few years, Swedish classrooms could be filled with children named anything from Pepsi to Pizza Hut— if that's what their parents want, according to a press report Tuesday.

After decades of regulation, Swedish authorities have relaxed a ban that prevented parents from naming their children after fast-food chains, rock bands, or even their favorite brand of beer, Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC News, reported.

"There is nothing negative about a name like Coca-Cola or McDonald's," CBC quoted tax authority spokesman Lars Tegenfeldt as saying.

According to Tegenfeldt, the naming guidelines developed in the 1970s were less relevant today.

But Swedish authorities have left some rules standing — they will refuse any request by parents to name their children God, Allah or Devil, and officials will overrule parents who try to give their children swear words for names, CBC News reported.