Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, though much less tribal, people tend to prefer names that are more Islamic and Arabic in root. This is, in part, owing the fact that tribal traditions and structure still constitute an integral part of these countries. On the other hand, people in countries like Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Jordan pick names that are more traditional and profoundly rooted in Arabic and Islamic culture. In certain parts of the Arab World like Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria, a good many people tend to choose names that are more trendy and foreign-like, especially female names. Similarly, Saddam صَدَّام was a hugely popular name in the eighties and nineties, especially in countries like Yemen, Jordan, and Iraq. Many Arabs named their babies after Jamal Abdel Nasser, the president of Egypt from 1956 to 1970. Images from (see footnotes for definitions)ĭuring the 1960s and 1970s, Jamal جَمَال and عَبْدُ النَّاصِر were very popular names across the Arab World.
