Apparently Superman could never have been Swedish... Just ask Sara Leisten of Gothenburg, Sweden! She recently had a baby boy... Since he was born with one arm pointing upwards (the classic Superman pose when flying), she wanted to name him Staalman (Swedish for Superman)... Local authorities refused, saying the name could lead to the boy being ridiculed later in life...

But Batman is OK... So is Tarzan! In fact, several Swedish MP's are now calling for the laws covering babies' names to be changed because of how inconsistent they are...

Sara Leisten is upbeat, saying she'll try again to see if they can name her son Staalmannen (Swedish for The Superman)...

(If the only concern was being ridiculed later in life, I could think of lots worse names than Superman)