Non-Muslim first name

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Re: Non-Muslim first name

@fitoor

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.

Just call him by his surname then, and try not to think of the first name being a representation of you being ‘different’ from each other. My dad has a full-on proper Pakistani name, but for some reason he’s always been known by his surname everywhere (workplace, family friends etc). Very few of our friends/acquaintances even know his first name - they all either know his surname, or his nickname that my mum calls him (which, thankfully, is not a cheesy title, and just another name).
With time, I suspect you’ll learn to like his first name, as we all learn to enjoy the little differences and perks that make a person.