Venezuela ? Venezuelans have a penchant for creative naming, with some parents giving their children unusual names like Hersony, Nohemar – or even Superman.

But such odd names might be turned down by the civil registry if Venezuela approves a bill barring parents from giving their children “names that expose them to ridicule, are extravagant or difficult to pronounce,” or that raise doubts about whether a child is a girl or a boy.

The National Electoral Council in the past week laid out that proposal in a draft bill circulated to city offices in Caracas.

If approved by the National Assembly, the bill could let authorities turn down names like some of the more unusual monikers currently on the voter rolls: Edigaith, Yorleth, Mileidy, Leomar and Superman.

Many of the unusual monikers in Venezuela come from unusual spellings of English names like Maikel or Jhonny. Other names are of uncertain origin like Orlayny or Jesshy.