Mohammed Tops Boys' Names in Britain

[Strengthandhonour]

Mohammed Tops Boys' Names

LONDON, June 6--Mohammed will likely become the most popular name for baby boys in Britain by the end of the year.

Scholars said that the name's rise up the league table was driven partly by the growing number of young Muslims having families, coupled with the desire to name their child in honor of the Muslims' Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him).

Muhammed, which means "one who is praiseworthy", is often given to boys as an honorary prefix and is followed by the name by which they are commonly known. It is regularly cited as the most common name in the world, though there is no concrete evidence.

Though official records from the Office for National Statistics list the spelling Mohammed 23rd in its yearly analysis of the top 3,000 names given to children, when all the different spellings of the name are taken into account, it ranks second, only behind Jack.

There are various different spellings of the name because when it is transliterated into English from Arabic, families spell it as closely to their own pronunciations as possible.

In total, 5,991 baby boys were given some version of the name Mohammed, with 6,928 baby boys named Jack.

Thomas was third with 5,921 names, with Joshua and Oliver rounding out the top five.

If the growth of the name Mohammed continues--it rose by 12 percent last year--the name will take the top spot by the end of this year.


source: Alalam News

[Waarnemer]

its a mass production

[Susi]

My heart just broke into a million little pieces and then combusted into ash. Then the ash came into contact with dark matter and ceased to exist.

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Strengthandhonour

There are various different spellings of the name because when it is transliterated into English from Arabic, families spell it as closely to their own pronunciations as possible.

Then better shorten it to Mo'. Which is also short for Moor.

Thomas was third with 5,921 names, with Joshua and Oliver rounding out the top five.

Joshua is a name that I relate here to Evangelical Gypsies. Isn't it the same name as Jesus, only closer to its Hebraic/Aramaic original form?

[Erasmus]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Joshua is a name that I relate here to Evangelical Gypsies. Isn't it the same name as Jesus, only closer to its Hebraic/Aramaic original form?[/color]

Yes, it is, "Yehoshua" (it means "Yahweh is the Saviour").

[Sergius]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Joshua is a name that I relate here to Evangelical Gypsies. Isn't it the same name as Jesus, only closer to its Hebraic/Aramaic original form?[/color]

Yes, same name. In Hebrew, Yehoshua, in Aramaic, Yeshua. Good explanation here.

[Heretik]

Originally Posted by Strengthandhonour

Mohammed Tops Boys' Names

LONDON, June 6--Mohammed will likely become the most popular name for baby boys in Britain by the end of the year.

Scholars said that the name's rise up the league table was driven partly by the growing number of young Muslims having families, coupled with the desire to name their child in honor of the Muslims' Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him).

Muhammed, which means "one who is praiseworthy", is often given to boys as an honorary prefix and is followed by the name by which they are commonly known. It is regularly cited as the most common name in the world, though there is no concrete evidence.

Though official records from the Office for National Statistics list the spelling Mohammed 23rd in its yearly analysis of the top 3,000 names given to children, when all the different spellings of the name are taken into account, it ranks second, only behind Jack.

There are various different spellings of the name because when it is transliterated into English from Arabic, families spell it as closely to their own pronunciations as possible.

In total, 5,991 baby boys were given some version of the name Mohammed, with 6,928 baby boys named Jack.

Thomas was third with 5,921 names, with Joshua and Oliver rounding out the top five.

If the growth of the name Mohammed continues--it rose by 12 percent last year--the name will take the top spot by the end of this year.


source: Alalam News

This is closely related to the thread Is London's future Islamic? .

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