why do Black people have Arab names??
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A lot of Black people are Muslim, and Muslim names are often the same as Arab names.
1085825
as a muslim i'm telling you that al means (the) in arabic so it is said before a name as to give that name some sort of respect and greatness.but if some men are called al then it must be like short term for their name like abdul for abdullah
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I learned this from one of George Clooney's travels so take what I say with a grain of salt, I might not be as accurate.\n\nI know that back when slaves were being sold, black people were also sold to Muslims. It wasn't just America. When black Muslims had progressed where they were sold they were considered somewhat unworthy because they weren't "royal descents" with strait hair and slightly fair skin.\n\nGeorge Clooney had discovered this and it was shown on Oprah. I believe the "royals" are trying to kill them but I am unsure.
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ok in arabic language we dont have thats name ... even many arabes using not arabic names for there kids  ...as cindy , marie , george , sabine ,sally , tina  ..etc ...\n\nbut if u can send me the meaning of Kiah ...and from which language ...it will be easy to find what means in arabic ... and if we have name for thats ... bcs most our names have meaning ...\n\nany way i can write thats name with arabic letters ...but i dont know if ur PC can read arabic letters .. \n\nbut u can make ur PC read arabic letters ...just go to ...\n\nContrel Panel > regional and languages > and set ur PC to arabic languages .\n\nwhen u do thats ur PC can read arabic letters ... and the name KIAH i will write it in arabic ...\n\nso we write it in arabic like thats ..... كيا\n\ngood luck
202177
When slave owners "bought" African slaves, they "changed" their African names to "good" Christian names.  African slaves were not given an option to keeping their family names or naming traditions; in many instances they weren't able to decide their own children's names .  When the slaves were set free and able to chose their own names, they didn't know what their original African family name  was.  Many of them continued to use the slave owners name because that was what they were accustomed to.  Some African-Americans have rejected what they consider to be slave names and have adopted either Arabic or African names.
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the name is mixed up?\nMatt,kind of western abbreviation,\nazimi,is an eastern family name,\nmay that's why,he is not up to your expectations.
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Why should it be a problem for African Americans come from the Carribeans? When everyday we have arabs, chinesse, and many more races coming from everywhere around the world to the U.S..
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Sucks does'nt it?\nI don't think there's anything you can do.Maybe change your name to Abdul or say you're black on your job applications.\nI'm not trying to sound mean to anyone but I've been there and it's ridicules!\nThere are so many groups out there demanding special attention that no one seems to care about us poor white folk.
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its nice arabian name means PRETTY or beautifull ...\n\nand it written like thats جميلة\n\nand should ur PC can read the arabic letters ...if not set the arabic languages in ur PC...\n\njust go to Control Panel> regional and language > and set the arabic language ...\n\ngood luck for u :)
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i think it's because black people grew up sayin' it & it became kind of a cultural thing cuz black people have always been called that throughout history. so it's kind of ironic that we can call each other nigga, but if a white person says it, we get offensive. it's kind of like when see a girl call her friend b*tch, but if you call her a b*tch, they'll get mad. it's the same overall principle.
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they only do it to you...lol.. hey your black riddle me this.. Charlize Theron is FROM Africa.. why don't they call her an African American when a black person who has never even seen pictures of Africa let alone been there IS Called d an African American?
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Malcolm Little was his real name.  the X was put there to replace his "slave name": the surname given to his ancestors by their oppressive masters.
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Just like some Americans lump all Arab peoples into one category, there are some Arab people who lump all Anglo-European type people in one category.  Have you heard anyone say that all Arabs are terrorists?  I have.\n\nIt all goes back to fundamental racism.
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Certainly, but then all the people of african decent that were born in this country could not.  \n\nBut good question, it shows how silly this naming thing really is.
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They are probably referred because their roots are from Africa. Their forefathers lived there.\n\nThough I am not Black (neither I am American), I would prefer to call you a Canadian (if I knew your name, I would call you by your name) rather than a black Canadian.
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What kind of name is Zany, Frank, Bob or Evan?\nThey are sound we designate to individuals at birth.\nAre you asking their derivation? or are you deriding them because they are, GASP, "black" sounding names?\nGo read Freakonomics.
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I'm also a white African and I also don't understand that. I have more African roots than most of the black African Americans, my family tree goes back 400 years. When I meet black people that's European they never call themselves African Europeans, so why do they do that in the USA. Personally I think it's causes division between different races. I thought we were trying to stop race separation, because it causes racism.