North Korea has ordered anyone who shares the name of the leader, Kim Jong-un, to change it, according to South Korean media.
The order was contained in a directive from 2011 that has only now been made public, KBS TV and Yonhap reported.
It said no newborn could be given the name, and those who already had it should amend their birth certificates.
The same rule is though to have applied to ex-leaders Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, Mr Kim's father and grandfather.
The directive is quoted as saying that the changes should be done voluntarily.
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