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What is the meaning of the name "Nadeem" and the ruling on naming with it, and is it necessary to change it if it is said to mean a drinking companion?

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"Al-Nadim" refers to a drinking companion, and it may also be used for a companion or one who sits with another for reasons other than drinking. It is disliked to name a newborn with a name that carries a reprehensible meaning. It is more appropriate for you to change this name to one that carries no suspicion. You are permitted to do so even if there were no suspicion, as it is a change for the better. So, how much more so when there is such suspicion in it?

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