What's in a name? A lot if it's Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher ...

LONDON - Many people from Asia choose a Westernized forename to make it easier for their friends and colleagues from that part of the world, as many Westerners struggle to get their vocal chords around some Chinese names.

But they are unlikely to swap popular choices such as David or Emily to follow in the footsteps of one of Britain's most quirky and eccentric members of parliament.

Conservative lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg and his wife Helena have named their newly arrived son Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher.