Since I have moved to UK, I have seen a lot of people who try to spell their names differently just for modernization??
Nadira- Nadhirah
Rubina- Rabina
Hira- Hyra
Seema- Cima
Ahmed- Ahmaad
Uzma- Auzma…
whats with that? 
also, please share such names you came across 
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Burger touch
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Havent you seen all the 'X' for Z?
Xuhaib, Xulfiqar,xoya
and 'sch'uaib, schehzad etc...
complex log putthi putthi harkatain kartay hain......nothing new.
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lol… but it shows insecurities, NO?? Like, if they are quite sure of how old their name is and they trying to unique it with different spellings.. 
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Zardari = Xardari?
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Havent you seen all the 'X' for Z?
Xuhaib, Xulfiqar,xoya
and 'sch'uaib, schehzad etc...
complex log putthi putthi harkatain kartay hain......nothing new.
lol. yeah this x factor is quite famous too.
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Another trend is making old fashioned name like Chohdri Allaha Ditta as A D Chohdri.
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Another trend is making old fashioned name like Chohdri Allaha Ditta as A D Chohdri.
chalo, phir bhi abbreviation hay, entirely spelling change kerke usay kuch aur hi bna dena is different..
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Another trend is making old fashioned name like Chohdri Allaha Ditta as A D Chohdri.
it can be for fun, not weird....
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modernization of names...we hate our own culture and heritage!
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Mere ek cousin hain un ko sab A-D bolatey hain his name is adnaan
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It's not like these names have any standard spelling in english...
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it can be for fun, not weird....
hiding actual identity is weird. Allah Ditta looks odd to many people
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I mentioned it earlier too, abbreviation is fine, but entirely changing the spelling of your name which makes you pronounce it differently is, crazy!!
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axlotl kahn
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kurt cobain (actual name quratulayn)
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stop derailing my thread 
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Qais - Caice
Moen - Moign