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===Surnames=== | ===Surnames=== | ||
Because so many components can be used (or not) in a name, the same man may be called: | Because so many components can be used (or not) in a name, the same man may be called: | ||
{{Block indent|Ahmad Husain|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Ahmad Husain Muhammad|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Ahmad bin Husain bin Muhammad|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Ahmad Husain Muhammad ibn Sa’ud AL-TIKRITI|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Ahmad Husain AL-TIKRITI|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Abu Muhammad Ahmad Husain|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|Abu Muhammad (unlikely on official documents)|2}} | |||
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====Basic Components==== | ====Basic Components==== | ||
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====Even More Components==== | ====Even More Components==== | ||
The following components may also be included in a full version of an Arabic name: | The following components may also be included in a full version of an Arabic name: | ||
{{Block indent|a. '''ancestral name: derived from an honoured ancestor''', this name typically begins with Al- or ibn: e.g. Al-Husain, ibn Sau’d;}} | |||
{{Block indent|b. honorific title as parent: Abu… (N. Africa Bu / Bou) meaning ‘father of…’ and Umm… meaning ‘mother of…’ can be added to the beginning of a name '''in conjunction with the name of the individual’s eldest child, usually the eldest son''':}} | |||
{{Block indent|Abu Muhammad - ‘father of Muhammad’|5}} | |||
{{Block indent|Umm Muhammad - ‘mother of Muhammad’.|5}} | |||
{{Block indent|c. '''"Abu"''' can also be used as part of a name to signify possession of a quality or feature, e.g. Abu al-Fadl (‘father of merit’).}} | |||
===Given Names=== | ===Given Names=== | ||
*An Arab typically has just one personal name. This may be simple, e.g. Husain, Muhammad, or may be a compound. | *An Arab typically has just one personal name. This may be simple, e.g. Husain, Muhammad, or may be a compound. | ||
*Compound names should not be separated, e.g: | *Compound names should not be separated, e.g: | ||
{{Block indent|*a. names beginning with Abd / Abd al / Abdul (‘servant/servant of’) combined with one of the names of Allah (‘God’): e.g. }} | |||
{{Block indent|Abd Ullah / Abdullah|3}} | |||
{{Block indent|Abd al-Rahman / Abdul-Rahman|3}} | |||
{{Block indent|Abd al-Aziz / Abdul-Aziz;|3}} | |||
{{Block indent|*b. names ending in al-din / ad-din / el-din / eddin / uddin (‘of the religion’): e.g. Noor-al-din / Nooreddin;}} | |||
{{Block indent|*c. names ending in -allah (‘God’): e.g. Habiballah / Habib-allah.}} | |||
====Naming Patterns==== | ====Naming Patterns==== | ||
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*Use of European names, especially French, Greek and, to a lesser extent, Spanish ones (in Morocco). This has been a relatively recent centuries-long convention for Christian Arabs, especially in the Levant. For example: Émile Eddé, George Habash, Charles Helou, Camille Chamoun. | *Use of European names, especially French, Greek and, to a lesser extent, Spanish ones (in Morocco). This has been a relatively recent centuries-long convention for Christian Arabs, especially in the Levant. For example: Émile Eddé, George Habash, Charles Helou, Camille Chamoun. | ||
*Names in honor of Jesus Christ: | *Names in honor of Jesus Christ: | ||
{{Block indent|*Abd al-Yasuʿ (masc. ) / Amat al-Yasuʿ (fem.) ("Servant of Jesus")}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Abd al-Masiḥ (masc.) / Amat al-Masiḥ (fem.) ("Servant of the Messiah")}} | |||
*Derivations of Maseeḥ ("Messiah"): Masūḥun ("Most Anointed"), Amsāḥ ("More Anointed"), Mamsūḥ "Anointed" and Musayḥ "Infant Christ". The root, M-S-Ḥ, means "to anoint" (as in masah) and is cognate to the Hebrew Mashiah. | *Derivations of Maseeḥ ("Messiah"): Masūḥun ("Most Anointed"), Amsāḥ ("More Anointed"), Mamsūḥ "Anointed" and Musayḥ "Infant Christ". The root, M-S-Ḥ, means "to anoint" (as in masah) and is cognate to the Hebrew Mashiah. | ||
====Muhammad==== | ====Muhammad==== | ||
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