▁reasons . ▁ ▁The ▁naming ▁law ▁in ▁Sweden ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁parents ▁L asse ▁D iding ▁and ▁Elisabeth ▁Hall in , ▁who ▁proposed ▁the ▁given ▁name ▁" B rf xx cc xx m np cc cc ll l mm n pr x v cl mn ck ss ql bb 1 1 1 1 6 " ▁for ▁their ▁child ▁( pr on ounced ▁, ▁ 4 3 ▁characters ), ▁which ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁a ▁district ▁court ▁in ▁Hal m stad , ▁southern ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁W ords ▁with ▁certain ▁characteristics ▁of ▁notable ▁length ▁▁▁ ▁Sch m alt zed ▁and ▁strength ed ▁( 1 0 ▁letters ) ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁longest ▁mon os yll ab ic ▁words ▁recorded ▁in ▁The ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary , ▁while ▁scra unch ed ▁and ▁sc ro on ched ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁longest ▁mon os yll ab ic ▁words ▁recorded ▁in ▁Web ster ' s ▁Third ▁New ▁International ▁Dictionary ; ▁but ▁squ ir rel led ▁( 1 1 ▁letters ) ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁if ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁one ▁sy ll able ▁only ▁( as ▁permitted ▁in ▁The ▁Sh orter ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary ▁and ▁Mer ri am - Web ster ▁Online ▁Dictionary ▁at ▁squ ir rel , ▁and ▁in ▁Long man ▁Pr on unci ation ▁Dictionary ). ▁Sch tr ou mp f ed ▁( 1 2 ▁letters ) ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁Um berto ▁E co , ▁while ▁br ough ammed ▁( 1 1 ▁letters ) ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁William ▁Harm on ▁after ▁br ough amed ▁( 1