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:*b. names ending in al-din / ad-din / el-din / eddin / uddin (‘of the religion’): e.g. Noor-al-din / Nooreddin;
:*b. names ending in al-din / ad-din / el-din / eddin / uddin (‘of the religion’): e.g. Noor-al-din / Nooreddin;
:*c. names ending in -allah (‘God’): e.g. Habiballah / Habib-allah.
:*c. names ending in -allah (‘God’): e.g. Habiballah / Habib-allah.
===Naming Patterns===
{| class="wikitable"
! Namesake<ref>Marefa contributors, "علم_الأنساب," in ''Marefa.org'', https://www.marefa.org/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8, 22 December 2022.</ref> !! Child
|-
| Paternal grandfather || 1st son
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| Maternal grandfather || 2nd son
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| Father || 3rd son
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| Father's oldest brother || 4th son
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| Maternal grandmother || 1st daughter
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| Paternal grandmother || 2nd daughter
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| Mother || 3rd daughter
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| Mother's oldest sister || 4th daughter
|}
===Arab Christian===
===Arab Christian===
To an extent Arab Christians have names indistinguishable from Muslims, except some explicitly Islamic names, e.g. Muhammad. Some common Christian names are:
To an extent Arab Christians have names indistinguishable from Muslims, except some explicitly Islamic names, e.g. Muhammad. Some common Christian names are:
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