A couple in the South of France has been referred to the public prosecutor after naming their son 'Jihad'.
Authorities in the Toulouse suburb of Leguevin were immediately alerted after the child, who was born in August, was given the Arabic name.
The name is likely to cause controversy in France, which has suffered from a series of Islamic terrorist attacks by jihadists in recent years.
French parents are free to name their children as they wish, so long as the child - or any third party - is not harmed by it.
But judges in a family court may ultimately ban the parents from calling their child 'Jihad'.
In the past, names such as 'Nutella', 'Fraise' and 'Mini-Cooper' have been rejected by judges, according to Actu.fr.
The word 'jihad' translates as 'struggle' and has various meanings.
It can mean struggling against oneself in an attempt at moral improvement, struggling peacefully to better one's society, or - most commonly - struggling in a military sense.
Historically, it was understood as an armed struggle against non-Muslims, but more modern scholars have associated it with defensive warfare.
In 2013, French mother Bouchra Bagour sent her son - named Jihad - to school wearing a jumper featuring the words 'I am a bomb' ont he front.
On the back were the words: 'Born on September 11'.
She was given a suspended jail sentence.
Source: Daily Mail Online