Throughout the history of China, people refrained from mentioning their emperor by his real name. When a new emperor took the throne, and his name contained common Chinese characters, some of those characters were modified to prevent the name from being mentioned. To prevent this from happening as much as possible, children born of royal blood were often given names containing uncommon characters.
'Taboo names' can also be found in western culture, and are usually avoided because they have an unlucky or ominous connotation. The most well-known example is Voldemort from the Harry Potter series.
A recent controversy in the Overwatch League actually involves such a name. The player involved is Dallas Fuel's tank, OGE, who was exposed by the community as an 'account-booster', boosting other accounts for financial gain.
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