An Egyptian man who wanted to show his gratitude to Facebook for its role in the January 25 protests has named his baby Facebook. Here's the article from the Egyptian paper Al-Ahram, as translated by TechCrunch:
Man Names His Newborn Girl FacebookA young man in his twenties wanted to express his gratitude about the victories the youth of 25th of January have achieved and chose to express it in the form of naming his firstborn girl "Facebook" Jamal Ibrahim (his name.) The girl's family, friends, and neighbors in the Ibrahimya region gathered around the new born to express their continuing support for the revolution that started on Facebook. "Facebook" received many gifts from the youth who were overjoyed by her arrival and the new name. A name [Facebook] that shocked the entire world.
Pretty unfortunate name for a baby girl. But it could be worse. At least the revolution wasn't organized on Adult Friend Finder.
