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Thread #103975   Message #2125360
Posted By: TheSnail
14-Aug-07 - 02:00 PM
Thread Name: Arabic & African names in English songs & stories
Subject: RE: Arabic & African names in English songs & stories
Azizi

Moby Dick, Ahab, and Ishmael were the responses I was looking for.

Ahab, and Ishmael were different characters not different names for the same character.

My problem with Ayesha/Aisha is only one of logic, not true meaning. If someone writes Aisha, how do you know if they are misspelling Ayesha or if they really meant Aisha ("which is a different name altogether"(allegedly))