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Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
time: 06:37
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Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
time: 06:37
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Imran Siddiqui
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The Potterverse
Jan 1970
time: 00:37
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quote:
Originally posted by Zkribbler
 Mohammed is the most common first name in the world. |
Well that's probably due to different naming standards. Like in China, the familial name (surname) comes first and then the 'first name'. In Islamic countries, usually the middle name comes first and then the first and last name. My uncle, for example, was born Mohammed Shaukat Siddiqui. The entire family calls him Shaukat. No one in the family has EVER called him Mohammed. However, when he came over to the US, when filling out the forms, he put Mohammed first, so his legal name as a US citizen is Mohammed Siddiqui, which Shaukat being his middle name. Some of his brothers realized this when they came over and put the name that was in front on the 'middle name' line.
That's what they did for me as well. If I was in Pakistan, I'd be Mohammed Imran Siddiqui and everyone would call me Imran. In the US, because of our naming standards, I'm Imran Mohammed Siddiqui.
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20-03-2005 22:05
Does the initals ASL ring a bell to anyone 
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