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Sorry, I don't have the exact names. I do however have a quote from the grandma about the names.
"As for baby names, Angela says, 'I really don't know all the names -- there are quite a few.' She does know that Nadya is trying to give them biblical names and that the girls' names sound nice but are 'pretty unusual.'"
Any ideas, guesses? I guess that means that the boys have biblical names and the girls have trendy crap. That or they have lovely obscure names that only we will appreciate. The article also said she has refused to release the names, though I wouldn't be surprised if grandma released them (she said later that Nadya named them all). She has a ton of animosity, and I don't really blame her.
"As for baby names, Angela says, 'I really don't know all the names -- there are quite a few.' She does know that Nadya is trying to give them biblical names and that the girls' names sound nice but are 'pretty unusual.'"
Any ideas, guesses? I guess that means that the boys have biblical names and the girls have trendy crap. That or they have lovely obscure names that only we will appreciate. The article also said she has refused to release the names, though I wouldn't be surprised if grandma released them (she said later that Nadya named them all). She has a ton of animosity, and I don't really blame her.
This message was edited 2/4/2009, 10:32 PM
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Isn't this family Arabic? Why would she use Bible names?
I really hope they're not matchy! It might work for twins, but 8 matchy names!?
But on a side note, there seems to be something really, really, REALLY wrong with this whole story (is it legal to implant that many embrios in the US (here the max is 3, and only with multiple IVFs), especially for a woman who has 6 kids already AND how is she paying for these IVFs?)
I really hope they're not matchy! It might work for twins, but 8 matchy names!?
But on a side note, there seems to be something really, really, REALLY wrong with this whole story (is it legal to implant that many embrios in the US (here the max is 3, and only with multiple IVFs), especially for a woman who has 6 kids already AND how is she paying for these IVFs?)
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Yah, we had that debate in the lounge
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Maybe she would use Biblical names because she's a Christian.
The majority of Arab Americans are Christians. "Arab" is NOT a synomym for "Muslim".
http://www.aaiusa.org/arab-americans/22/demographics
The majority of Arab Americans are Christians. "Arab" is NOT a synomym for "Muslim".
http://www.aaiusa.org/arab-americans/22/demographics
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I didn't mean to offend anyone, but in my part of the world Arabs are Muslims and I've never met an Arab who was not a Muslim (at least their family was, even if they were not practicing) and I've met plenty having been to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya + all the Arabs living in Europe from North Africa, etc. But I guess the reason that they have emigrated to America might in part be because they were Christians living in predominantly Muslim countries. Interesting (will investigate further). Thanx!
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Well, don't want cause a massive OT discussion here, but a consistent part of the Lebanese population is Christian. Also there's a minority of Christian Palestinians. Interestingly enough, 2% of the population of Gaza is Christian.
But, while Dr Kent is right to point out that Arab and Muslim aren't synonims, I made the same assumption that the family in question was probably Muslim, as none of the articles I read indicated their religion, one of the articles mentioned that the octuplets' grandfather is Palestinian-born but made no mention of the family's religion.
But, while Dr Kent is right to point out that Arab and Muslim aren't synonims, I made the same assumption that the family in question was probably Muslim, as none of the articles I read indicated their religion, one of the articles mentioned that the octuplets' grandfather is Palestinian-born but made no mention of the family's religion.
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There are plenty of Palestinians who are Christian, and as Christian Palestinians have had a much higher emigration rate than Muslim ones, the % of Palestinian-Americans who are Christian is much higher than that back in Palestine.
Around 10% of the population of Egypt is Christian, mostly Copts:
http://www.faqs.org/minorities/Middle-East-and-North-Africa/Copts-of-Egypt.html
Around 10% of the population of Egypt is Christian, mostly Copts:
http://www.faqs.org/minorities/Middle-East-and-North-Africa/Copts-of-Egypt.html
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Ditto
I've known a few Arab Christians but then again I come from a VERY Christian background.
I've known a few Arab Christians but then again I come from a VERY Christian background.
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Your right on! thank you.
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Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are all Abrahamic. For instance, the angel Gabriel is a part of all three religions. So it could work out, you'd need to be really into the religions though to probably pull it off.
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On the news yesterday they said the babies were filed in the hospital as Baby A, B,C,D,E,F,G,H and I, which for a moment made me think if they had alphabet initials.
Isn't the family Arab American, at least in part? I wonder if that would play a role in naming choices.
But apparently Ms Suleman is trying to sell her story to the highest bidder, so at that point presumably she'll reveal the names at some point.
I just hope they don't have matchy names like Peyton, Payton, Paxton, Clayton and so forth.
Isn't the family Arab American, at least in part? I wonder if that would play a role in naming choices.
But apparently Ms Suleman is trying to sell her story to the highest bidder, so at that point presumably she'll reveal the names at some point.
I just hope they don't have matchy names like Peyton, Payton, Paxton, Clayton and so forth.
This message was edited 2/5/2009, 3:43 AM
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