Guessing someone's religion or ethnicity by their name..

[Captain_Obvious]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

@Deeba1234

Is it still possible?

Yes.

[Le_Pakistan]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

In majority of the cases you can still tell.

[Chicken_Biryani]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

I dont know about about the other cultures/religions but muslims are advised in the religion as well to keep names that protect their identity as muslims. That is the reason why , as soon as someone reverts to Islam , they change their first name into a muslim name.

So yes I do believe , a name is a very strong indicator of one’s religion. There will always be exceptions though, but they will only be numbered.

I guess the safest way is to not make any guesses coz it can become embarrassing if you make a wrong guess !

[arabiannights]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

@Chicken_Biryani

I dont know about about the other cultures/religions but muslims are advised in the religion as well to keep names that protect their identity as muslims. That is the reason why , as soon as someone reverts to Islam , they change their first name into a muslim name.

So yes I do believe , a name is a very strong indicator of one’s religion. There will always be exceptions though, but they will only be numbered.

I guess the safest way is to not make any guesses coz it can become embarrassing if you make a wrong guess !

Your name makes me hungry

[Chicken_Biryani]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

@arabiannights

Your name makes me hungry

Ohh dear lord , ok , incase you are on a diet I can change it to Karela lobster
-+

[arabiannights]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

@Chicken_Biryani

Ohh dear lord , ok , incase you are on a diet I can change it to Karela lobster
-+

haha nope i just like food

[khoji]

Re: Guessing someone’s religion or ethnicity by their name..

@Chicken_Biryani

I dont know about about the other cultures/religions but muslims are advised in the religion as well to keep names that protect their identity as muslims. That is the reason why , as soon as someone reverts to Islam , they change their first name into a muslim name.

Yes, people change their first name with change in religion. But interestingly, people did not change their names when they first became Muslim during Prophet’s time. Except if someone had a name like Abdul Uzza or something.
So I guess keeping the original names is ok Islamically, unless it is a name with other religion’s association. Thus names like Bina, Mina, Sitara, Chand, are alright.