Some parents decide to name their children in an unusual (for some particular time and place) way. While in many countries there are basically no boundaries, in Poland there exists the Polish Language Council – the official language regulating organ of the Polish language. One of their main responsibilities is to set standards for naming children and expressing views on non-standardized given names. A fun fact. The list of possible given names that are valid to choose for a child in the Polish civil registry comes from a book from 1983. You can find it under the following link(starting from page 84): http://www.rjp.pan.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1129&Itemid=58 It is interesting that on the list of possible names for children in Poland are those derived from Slavic, Jewish and Christian cultures as well as ancient ones. Possible names are for example: Dobiegniew, Ezechiel, Klemens, Apollo, Herakles, Demetria, Dioniza or Kleopatra. Since t