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  1. 1. Have you changed your first name since knowing your SO (or converting for those who did)

    • No, and donnot plan on it
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    • I changed my name when I converted
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    • My SO gave me by a Islamic/Arabe nickname-alias
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    • My SO gave me a Islamic/Arabe name and I had it changed legally
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    • No, but am thinking on it
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    • Other, plz explain
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  2. 2. Are you for or against changing the first name?

    • Against, why my parents gave me a name, if they donnot like they can sod off
      14
    • I would not mind, it is/ might be fun to be called something else
      1
    • For, I believe I should have a Islamic/Arabe name
      3
    • Kinda in the middle- I like my only SO to call me by this new (pet) name
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    • Other, plz explain
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No one said that Christine is a "negative" name. It's just not traditionally "Islamic".
Sorry if that came across the wrong way, I was referring to the posts quoted below.

I was trying to think of a name with a possible negative connotation and couldn't think of any and that's why I asked.

A muslim name does not have to be arabic. I was taught that you can have any name you wish as long as it doesn't have negative connotations against Islam. For example, if you had the name Christine, you'd probably want to change it.

Just curious- where's the negative connotation against Islam in the name Christine?

Because it stems from the word "Christ" or "Christian"?

Why would that be considered negative towards Islam?

Christine is the female version of Christian which is the follower of Christ.

Where's Amal's disclaimer when I need it? :)

I should have said, "for me....", I would probably want to change it. To be a follower of anyone but Allah is in my own personal opinion not very Islamic. One of the things in the shahada, which is the phrase one says to publically declare themselves a muslim, is that "I declare there is none worthy of worship except Allah (God)"...

again.....my humble opinion for whatever it's worth.

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Henia   11

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My sons both have their father's name as a middle as well as their grandfather and great grandfather's names. If I have a daughter one day (isa) I would keep with that tradition. It wouldn't bother me to have Mohamed Abderrazek as my (future) daughter's middle name.
I've seen a trend here in which Christian Arabs in particular are naming their children more "American" names. Most Muslim Arabs I know are more traditional in naming their children "Arabic" names and having the father's name as the middle.
I hate when they do that. Esp for girls.... like Sharif, Leila Zeid(!!?!) I donnot like the way it looks or sounds. :blink: But anyway that is my opinion

Maybe I just did not like my ex :lol:

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So I have a question, if you have converted to Islam and changed your name...what about the names of your children?

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So I have a question, if you have converted to Islam and changed your name...what about the names of your children?

Well, I didn't change my name, but my kids will have names that are religiously oriented, if we ever get around to having kids lol!

Jannah (paradise) for a girl and Mo'men (faithful) for a boy. From my understanding, they're not very common names in Egypt. I'm going to call them JJ and Momo :innocent:

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So I have a question, if you have converted to Islam and changed your name...what about the names of your children?

Well, I didn't change my name, but my kids will have names that are religiously oriented, if we ever get around to having kids lol!

Jannah (paradise) for a girl and Mo'men (faithful) for a boy. From my understanding, they're not very common names in Egypt. I'm going to call them JJ and Momo :innocent:

Sorry let me clarify...I mean kids from a previous marriage that already have names that are non-arab/non-islamic.

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My kids are not muslim but insha Allah if they decide to convert they can change their names if they want to. I wouldn't mind. :luv:

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