Is it permissible to name children with a foreign name that fits the environment in which we live, or to invent a new name?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no religious impediment to naming a newborn with a non-Arabic name, as long as it does not contain a religious prohibition.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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