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Is it disliked to name a daughter with names that carry self-praise?

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The majority of common names are not self-praise, and some are good omens, and the Shari'ah did not indicate their dislike. As for names that contain self-praise, the shows that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, changed some names that contained self-praise or that might cause a bad omen by denying their existence when called, such as changing "Barrah" to "Zainab" or "Juwayriyah", and the dislike of naming "Yasar", "Rabah", "Najeh", and "Aflah". Names that indicate self-praise are permissible if they are merely used as a designation, but if the meaning of self-praise is noted in them, then they must be changed.

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