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  • Apostates - Naming your children
     OP - May 12, 2011, 08:22 PM
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #1 - May 12, 2011, 08:25 PM
    Not that this thought would slightly come across my thoughts myself... but if I ever do fall in that situation then I'd choose the one's you listed, such as: Adam, Daniel, Sarah, Jasmine etc... I feel that those are neutral and as you say, it won't raise eyebrows.
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #2 - May 12, 2011, 08:29 PM
    You know i've wondered if I ever do have children what I would name them, and I've always loved names like Elisabeth and Nessa but as a muslim knew I couldnt name my children that, now that I no longer am I would pick a name I loved and if my family had any problem with it I would tell them to stuff it Tongue

    Although there are Islamic names that I still love, like Mikaeel and Taymiyyah(LOVE that name!) So I might pick that too Afro
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #3 - May 12, 2011, 08:33 PM
    Depends on whether your family is childish, backward, and arrogant enough to force their opinion what you should do with your own children.
    In any case I wouldn't name them to please my relatives.
    Would you circumcise them for the same reason?
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #4 - May 12, 2011, 08:54 PM
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #5 - November 15, 2012, 02:34 PM
    Why so much edits?

    I need great name suggestions.. That have absolutely no biblical, islamic or any religious roots!
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #6 - November 15, 2012, 04:02 PM
    I think most names will have some connection to religion.

    Baz or Shabaz isn't really religious if you think about it because it means "Hawk" or "king of hawks". Even the meaning if Osama is lion isn't it? Even if a name is non religious there is probably someone religious with that name.

    My actual name is Bharat. It's real meaning is a combination of 3 words: passion, rhythm and feeling. Another way it's translated is "Devoted to light against darkness". It has a religious connection because of the Mahabharata and through the Ramayana (Ram's half brother was Bharat).

    Find names with meanings you like and don't care if religion has adopted the name.
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #7 - November 15, 2012, 04:07 PM
    Quote from: muddy on November 15, 2012, 02:34 PM
    Why so much edits?

    I need great name suggestions.. That have absolutely no biblical, islamic or any religious roots!

    That would be "muddy".. i think that  word has no connection to any religion what so ever muddy ..

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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #8 - November 15, 2012, 04:11 PM
    You can look up the origin and meaning of any name on this website:

    http://www.behindthename.com/

    Wiktionary is probably a better source for more common names though:

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page

    Very few names have "Biblical" or "Islamic" roots. In fact if a name appears in the Bible or in early Islamic history, then most likely it is pre-Christian or Pre-Islamic.

    For example Omar/Umar was obviously named that way by his pagan Arab parents because Islam did not exist yet. It means simply "to live a long life".

    Similarly, Luke, a so-called Biblical name, is from Greek Λουκᾶς and simply means "a man from Lucania".
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #9 - November 15, 2012, 05:54 PM
    What is Mohammed's second name?
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #10 - November 15, 2012, 07:22 PM
    None. It's like Madonna.





    No, it was some Ibn somebody or another (which means son of....)
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #11 - November 15, 2012, 08:25 PM
    I like Persian names. Names like Shahrukh, Farrukh and even the names from antiquity like Cyrus and Xerxes.
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #12 - November 15, 2012, 08:42 PM
    I like old Norse names, but even I'm not mean enough to name my firstborn son Cnut.
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #13 - November 15, 2012, 08:53 PM
    Quote from: toor on November 15, 2012, 08:42 PM
    I like old Norse names, but even I'm not mean enough to name my firstborn son Cnut.


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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #14 - November 15, 2012, 10:09 PM
    Quote from: allat on November 15, 2012, 07:22 PM
    No, it was some Ibn somebody or another (which means son of....)

     
    Mohammed Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abd Al-Muttalib...... Ibn Adam

    Quote from: Hikaru on May 12, 2011, 08:29 PM
    Although there are Islamic names that I still love, like Mikaeel and Taymiyyah(LOVE that name!) So I might pick that too Afro

    I read Taymiyyah as Tameya


    I could understand why an apostate would not name their child(ren) a muslim name like Abdullah or Abdulrahman but not arabic names like Omar or Hassan even if they are usually associated with important figures in Islam.
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #15 - November 15, 2012, 10:55 PM
    Ive met a Harry Kant before. Honest!
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #16 - November 15, 2012, 11:16 PM
    Names are over-rated. I'm going to number and/or colour-code my children.
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #17 - November 15, 2012, 11:20 PM
    Quote from: moi on November 15, 2012, 05:54 PM
    What is Mohammed's second name?

    Smith.
    Too fucking busy, and vice versa.
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #18 - November 15, 2012, 11:21 PM
    Quote from: moi on November 15, 2012, 05:54 PM
    What is Mohammed's second name?

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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #19 - November 16, 2012, 03:37 AM
    I love the name Helena, which has Grecian orgins, I don't know why, I just love it. Ooh and I've always loved Mina which appears in various languages. Neither of those carry any religious connotations.
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #20 - November 16, 2012, 07:41 AM
    Quote from: ateapotist on November 15, 2012, 11:21 PM
    bin Lying?


    bwahahaha!! I like that  yes
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #21 - November 16, 2012, 09:34 AM
    Quote from: moi on November 15, 2012, 05:54 PM
    What is Mohammed's second name?


    If I were to guess, I'd say Chang.  Afro
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #22 - November 16, 2012, 09:59 AM
    ^No, I'm pretty sure it was Jones.
  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #23 - November 16, 2012, 04:19 PM
    naming chilren? what are those  Huh?


    Tongue I've babysat so many kids over the years that I'm not even sure I want one of my own...want to be set free!  Grin but if I ever did I always liked the turkish name Arzu for some reason.
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  • Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #24 - December 22, 2012, 03:02 AM
    Well if you have a guy make sure you give him some European name. cuz u know the chicks dig it and he'll thanks u for it later in life.    Tongue

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  • Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #25 - December 22, 2012, 05:00 AM
    Some secular names:
    Usha (Dawn) - Kanti (Light) - Kumar (Prince) -  Kumari ( Princess) - Sandhya (Dusk) - Chandra (Moon) - Surya (Sun) - Tara (Star) - Raj (Royal) - Daya (Merci) - Asha (Hope) - Roshni (Light) - Nisha (Night) - Kamala (Lotus) - Kamal (Lotus) - Rajiv (Lotus)
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  • Re: Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #26 - December 22, 2012, 05:02 AM
    Quote from: Sara198 on November 16, 2012, 04:19 PM
    naming chilren? what are those  Huh?

    Tongue I've babysat so many kids over the years that I'm not even sure I want one of my own...want to be set free!  Grin but if I ever did I always liked the turkish name Arzu for some reason.

    Arzu means plea or a request. Good luck
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  • Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #27 - December 27, 2012, 04:38 AM
    I was thinking of changing my muslim name to something else later on but it's a shitload of paperwork. Plus my original first and last name are the ones that will show up on my degree and shit.

    But even if I don't change my first and last name I'm definitely gonna drop "Muhammad" as my middle name. 
    In my opinion a life without curiosity is not a life worth living
  • Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #28 - December 27, 2012, 05:21 AM
    Grin Glad I'm not a Muhammad
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  • Apostates - Naming your children
     Reply #29 - December 27, 2012, 11:02 AM
    My kids unfortunately have muslim names, as I was a muslim when I named them.

    I considered changing their names many times, but their names are their names and that is just how it is.  If anything the future will serve as an example to many who assume a muslim names means a muslim child.

    It doesn't.

    I'm sure it won't be easy though, I just think if they want to change their name, they can later on in life. 

    My name is muslim, my name doesn't give me the grief. 
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