Non-Muslim first name

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Re: Non-Muslim first name

@Hoverer

Do you just not like the name, or dislike that it isn’t a typically Muslim name?

If it’s the former, maybe try a shortened form or nicknames?

If it’s the latter, remember that we are allowed any names, so long as the name holds a nice meaning.
Your husband probably feels like a Roberto having been one all his life - how would he feel if he realised your embarrassment at his very name?
You only really have two options, in my opinion, 1) learn to like his name, or 2) abbreviate his name or give him a nickname that ‘sticks’. But don’t tell him his name embarrasses you - that won’t be kind.
I haven’t read your entire thread, so I apologise if I’ve missed something major.

OMG his first name doesn’t embarrass me, I love him but it’s a representation of a difference between us. Something that could cause fights and arguments.

I don’t feel that we are the same when I say his first name, I feel the closeness when I say his last name because the two represent two vastly different cultures. Yes there are Muslims with non-Muslim names but there are also those that change their names to Muslim ones because they want to integrate into the community and not feel different.