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Iraqis commonly switch their names to keep pace with social and political developments
Saturday, 28 December / 2 January 2012 06:48
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Adnan Abu Zaid:
Replace hundreds of Iraqis every year their names, for reasons of social, psychological and even political. According to the views of citizens and staff in the departments of Civil Status, the phenomenon of changing names has increased since 2003, in response to the dramatic developments coups and radical, political, economic and social.
In spite of that the Iraqis are proud of their names, the individual does not take care of them and the beauty (decor) name as his interest in sense and purpose of the event and its association.
The researcher says the Iraqi folklore Shabib Hassan said many Iraqis adult age is no longer carrying the names of (decent) at the present time.
The name and the community
He continues, some of the names with meanings ward off envy, and danger, and matters of belief, and that some of them dating to a particular event, in addition to carrying some of the meanings (pariah).
And lists some of the names Shabib felt holders are ashamed of them such as, Mutashar, junk, Atlan, thirsty, bacterium, Salbukh, screw, Gdab, Harish, Salbukh, cheap, bare, Jarbou, smoke.
And receive the specialized services in most cities of Iraq, a lot of requests for change of names, which seems logical in a lot of causes.
And forced many Iraqis to change their names in the cards (IDs), which Ihamllona an ad hoc way during the sectarian violence experienced by Iraq since 2004, where he killed many Iraqis because of their names that indicate their affiliation to a certain range.
Jaber and replaced its previous name (puppy) and Iraqi dialect means small dog. Jaber says that his father called him this name to ward off envy. At the same time, some women Abdln their names because they believe it is no longer in line with the era, which replaced (Hmazih) name to Hanan, the belief that the new name more up to the spirit of the times, especially that it operates a school.
She says the name suggests the old with CB and old age, while age does not exceed twenty-seventh.
And directs some of the accusations of women in their quest to change her name, that he (Fashion), and rebellion against reality. But feminist Suja Hassoun of Karrada in Baghdad rejects this interpretation and says through a dialogue with the digital: This step is the harmonization of social and political climate of the new, and we have to imagine the size of the suffering women of her name (the ugly). Suja to indicate that the vast change of first name only, while leaving the name of the father and the family often.
Albaranueh .. Pride in the name
And links in science, Dr. psychiatric resident in the Netherlands witty Hassan, Albaranueh between the personal and the name, this is very personal cherished her title, does not seek to change the meaning of pregnancy and (shameful), but it seeks to confirm and uphold the will.
At the same time, the personal narcissism, Altauosah, seeking the name of the (unique), is exempt from the usual practice, and through them trying to make a personal review, and that was false. According to Hassan, many of the women in Iraq Sikobatah personal owners, interested her very much, but disregarded by unprecedented attention, and you see part of her beauty, it is a manifestation of man's temptation in some women.
Parents Sikobatyon
It is believed that some of the good parents and grandparents who have their sons They called the names of political figures contemporary to them, they Sikobatien parents, because they were stateless sincere loyalty to a particular destination, but they were the symbols of the Mhaddenan the period in which they lived, and they kept to show loyalty to them through the appropriate their ideas with them. But strangely, in some cases, some will change its name in response to the prophecy of a fortune teller or palm reader's advice. Was replaced (Persia) name to the (Firas), after I told him that his name palmist brings him bad luck in the future. Firas says he believes the impact of a lot of names on the fates of people after reading several books on the subject. According to psychologist Saad Hassan, the name of the person has a significant impact on his personality and life path.
From a religious point of view, the cleric Said Yasiri see that changing the ugly names to the names of functions on the goodness and beauty, an approach followed by the Prophet Muhammad,
The Messenger goes to change some names, if found improper, he asked a man of nostalgia for his name and he said: crow, and he said to him: You're a Muslim, as the hatred of the Prophet that the Muslim name raven, to debauch Crow, and sin, named him a Muslim.
Names of the digital
And has been a lot of young Iraqis to change their names in the digital Web, where most of them are keen to disguise his real name on a digital exercise its activities. And adolescents often choose names are interesting, reflecting the sentiments that imbued the young man at the moment chose the name. And young people often choose the names of the exciting passion, in order to present themselves to friends via social networking sites and chambers of the (GATT).
In most cases, give the young man his name and to live the digital life with the name default dreamy.
According to the young university Hassan Saeed (20 years), the friends often choose the names of singers or actors are known, while the girl hiding behind the name of a famous actress or singer.
Embarrassing names
Counsel refers Ismail al-Zubaidi of Babylon (100 km) south of Baghdad, dozens of requests to be submitted to the civil registration services per month for the purpose of changing names, and increase the ratio between girls and young people exclusively.
One example is driven by a roll-Zubaidi is preferable among girls and young people, the name (pomegranate), where the carrier chose the name (Rana), substitute, amended (Hussein,) to name (Hanan). In Mahmudiya (15 km south of Baghdad), replaced (Amsha) name to Alia. Often the parents Alomaan responsible for their children names that it deems inappropriate for them does not keep pace with the times.
In the view of the social researcher, Suad al-Khafaji, that many rural children do not feel (the value) of their names, when mixed with the city with different cultural perceptions of what is prevalent in the countryside, including the semantics of names and their meanings. But the researcher in folklore Shabib see that the Arabs were firing through the ages the names of birds and animals to celebrate the beautiful (baby), where they consider beautiful such as the names of, gazelle, cartoonist, stone, and all signs of beauty, patience and strength.
And clarify or Hussein (75 years old) how she launched the name (Zgiron) for her son to ward off envy and evil. It continued, but my son replaced his name in the post to (Ahmad).
And her son, Ahmed, suffered as much as his name says, so he had to replaced. He continues, some people are still calling me my name, despite the previous three years to change it. The researcher believes Shabib, some trying to give up his past, and the local effects by changing his name, what is to enter the city Bmajalha welcome even discover that the change of name becomes an urgent necessity if they carry the meaning of the name bearer deems offensive or conducive to shame.
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