What is the meaning of the name "Santi" and is it forbidden to name someone this, as it is said to be a Christian name?
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"Santa" is a foreign name meaning "saint" in the Christian West. It is associated with the character of "Santa Claus" or "Father Christmas," who appears in Christmas celebrations. Naming a child with this name is prohibited because it involves imitating the disbelievers, which has been forbidden by and other narrations. Scholars like Ibn al-Qayyim and Sheikh Bakr Abu Zayd have emphasized the impermissibility of adopting names specific to disbelievers, as this indicates a weakness and defeatism of the Islamic identity.
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