LONDON — A record 85,000 people changed their names by deed poll in the UK last year, and they chose some spectacular new titles in many cases.

Bacon Double Cheeseburger and Bruce Wayne were among the more ridiculous names adopted, according to name-changing firms quoted in The Times.

Many people change their name legally for serious reasons. They might be seeking to evade an abusive partner or want something inline with a new gender, or perhaps an anglicised version of their original name. In other cases, they might want to move away from a rude or problematic name.

“Some people simply don’t like their original name," Louise Bowers of the UK Deed Poll Service told the paper. "We’ve changed Cock to Cox and Smellie to Smiley.”

Others, though, like Mr. and Mrs. Amazing, could only have been done on a fanciful whim.

Here are some of the more ludicrous choices.

Bacon Double Cheeseburger — Simon Smith picked "the first name I came up with" when he decided to switch.

Penelope Pitstop — One woman picked the Wacky Races character as her middle name. The rest of it, as reported by The Mirror, is no less intriguing: Charlene Charlie Penelope Pitstop Colpus Crumb.

Bruce Wayne — Someone chose Batman's other identity as their own alter ego.

Happy Birthday — Yes, one person actually chose the world's most famous song as their own name.

Queens Park Rangers — A father and a son decided to name themselves after their favourite football team. Others also picked the names Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.

Who wouldn't want to be named after Wayne Rooney?

Mr. & Mrs. Amazing — One couple went humble with their new monikers.

Sarge Metalfatigue — This is actually a guy called Sarge who works at a piercing studio called Metal Fatigue, so it kind of works.

Simply MyLove Poet — Whoever this is probably runs a small business offering romantic e-cards.

Kerry Roses For Poses — Another name spotted by The Mirror.

Michael Connor Lightning Akimbo Wumbo Wigglesworth Pussyfoot Katzenjammer — Perhaps the most serious of the lot.

The name-changing process takes four working days and costs £33 (or $47). You can't have numbers, symbols or unpronounceable names, and it can't exceed 250 characters for the forename and 50 characters for the surname.

The name can't promote criminal activities, incite racial hatred or ridicule the government or organisations, and the likes of Jesus, Saint or Satan are banned on grounds of being blasphemous, The Times reports.

Other than that, it seems pretty much fair game.