Arabic name

Old Arabic names are based on a very sophisticated naming system: most Arabs do not simply have first/middle/last names, but a full chain of names. This system is still in use in many Arab countries. Ethnic groups in the different modern Arab countries (by broad definition, any country that employs the Arabic language as mother tongue, one of its common languages, or as a lingua-franca) either have adjusted to different modern naming conventions or have retained their traditional naming conventions. In general, an Arabic name will begin with a given name, followed by the name of the person's father, perhaps followed by the names of other ancestors, and ended with a family or clan name.

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Arab - Arabic language - Mother tongue - Lingua-franca

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It must be noted that many Arabic countries have now adopted a more conventional way of naming, this is the case for example in Lebanon and Maghreb countries where French conventions are followed.

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Lebanon - Maghreb - French

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