Court clears French couple over naming child Daemon

Two French parents who were taken to court for naming their son Daemon have been given permission to keep the moniker.

Lionel and Blandine Defontaine named their little one after the character Damon from the US TV series 'The Vampire Diaries', but they added an "e" to make it sound more French.

They were taken to court under French law which prohibits people calling their children any names that would be "contrary to the interests of a child".

In 1999, the law prohibited a couple from naming their daughter Megane because her moniker sounded too much like the Renault Megane car, but an appeal court allowed her to keep the name.