Re: Male Arabic/Sanskrit name which is palatable to Gora tastes...
Ms Cat, I've said this before so I'm sorry to be repetitive...but children are inherently mean and attack those who are different. If you send a child with a name like say Abdullah into a classroom full of Johns, Sams, Toms and Harrys then guess what...your little boy will be tortured. Thats a sad fact of life. Just like I would not send my child to school in a suit and tie if the other kids are wearing t-shirts and jeans, I would not name my child a name that would make them a target of mean-ness. If it were THAT important to me, I'd move my family somewhere else.....but then, you know you just have to seek to find ... there ARE names that can and do fit in, lovely names to be proud of, no matter where you live. There should be no shame in looking for a lovely name to fit in with lifestyle, culture, background and - yes - fitting in to the society that you choose to live in.