Fatwaa.net - Fatawa | What is the ruling if the husband wants to name his daughter a Christian name, but the mother does not want to, knowing that the name is her mother's name, and when the child was born, she was named after her mother, while the mother calls her by another name?

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14 / 07 / 2026

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Naming a Daughter with a Christian Name

Question

What is the ruling if the husband wants to name his daughter a Christian name, but the mother does not want to, knowing that the name is her mother's name, and when the child was born, she was named after her mother, while the mother calls her by another name?

Answer

I say, and with God's success: It is disliked for a husband to give a name that is strange or inappropriate according to Islamic customs, and God knows best.

Naming a Daughter with a Christian Name

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