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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a Zainab and she isn't Arabic. She was always called Zee Zee.[/quote] It's a common name among non-Arab Muslims as well, so you'll see (Muslim) Pakistanis, (Muslim) Indians, (Muslim) Nigerians, (Muslim) Somalis, (Muslim) Indonesians, (Muslim) Malaysians, etc. named Zainab. I believe it's also common for non-Muslim African-Americans to use Arabic names.[/quote] Zee Zee was blonde, blue eye, WASP.[/quote] That's an unusual choice as Zainab is a highly religious Muslim name (more so than many other Arabic names) typically chosen by Shia (a branch of Islam) Muslims to honor Muhammad's granddaughter and signal that the parents are Shiites rather than Sunnis. At the end of the day, anyone can use any name. I do wonder how Zainab was chosen though. It would almost be the female equivalent of WASP parents naming their son Muhammad.[/quote]
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