WHATSAPP GROUP ‘MEANING OF NAME’ EXERCISE

Now for another ice-breaker activity:

God taught Prophet Adam "the names of all things." The ability to name things and people is critical to human language. And people's names are important, and have an effect on them. The Prophet Muhammad (s) taught parents to give their children good names. And when found people with unpleasant names, he would instruct them to change their name.

With this in mind, please share a brief note about your (given) name and its meaning (whether its an Arabic name or not). If you don't know the meaning of your name, this is your chance / motivation to find out! Don't worry, we can help if you have difficulty.

Suheil Laher: I will start: سهيل comes from the root meaning of 'ease'. It can also mean 'a plain (flat land, which is easy to walk on, unlike climbing a mountain). سهيل is also the name of a specific star (called Canopus in English).