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Aladdin

144 replies

MissKH84 · 22/08/2023 14:20

We chose to name our son Aladdin.
Ala ad din but we wanted something unique to us and opted for Aladdin . We thought it was cute and We both loved this variation .
Dhs mother refuses to call him this " after a disney character" and it telling people we called him Alan. His name is not Alan.
I've had people send congratulations messages to me , hubby and saying how Alan is beautiful. Its really annoying me now

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Blahblahgingerbreadlady · 22/08/2023 16:10

MissKH84 · 22/08/2023 14:29

Do you really think this would be much associated with the Disney character?
We felt like Ala ad din just wasn't fitting so removed the extra A so changed it to Aladdin.
His middle name is Imad.
Is this really that bad ? I didn't think it would get so much hate from family

Surely there are other names?

Whatsthepoint1234 · 22/08/2023 16:08

TeamTea · 22/08/2023 14:49

If you’re in an English speaking country then Aladdin is only associated with the Disney character. At least it’s not Jafar

If Jafar wasn’t the name of a Disney villain it would actually be quite nice, it has a soft melodic sound to it. I wouldn’t call my British dc it though.

SirenSays · 22/08/2023 16:05

Literally any name is better than Alan

Whatsthepoint1234 · 22/08/2023 16:04

And my boys are called Donald Duck and Buzz Lightyear….

….they aren’t, this post has to be a joke, surely!

QualityCorner · 22/08/2023 16:01

@ClaraThePigeon
"I'm sorry, perhaps it's because I'm a Scot but it just Disney work for me."
GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

shieldmaiden7 · 22/08/2023 15:51

🤦🏻‍♀️

NuffSaidSam · 22/08/2023 15:50

If Ala ad din doesn't feel right then I'd look for another name that does feel like the one. I don't think Aladdin is the answer.

Alan is a weird choice from MIL!

ReeseWitherfork · 22/08/2023 15:49

Neverseenbefore · 22/08/2023 15:25

Only ifyou’re a bit uneducated and don’t know that Disney did not invent the name, the character or the story. Or that it is a real name going back centuries.

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But how does that translate to an association in an English speaking country? No part of me thought Disney “invented the name”, especially since it’s quite famously based on a folk tale. This is about association. Elsa is a very common name in English speaking countries but I’m sure a lot of them get told to “let it go” nowadays based on the association.

Neverseenbefore · 22/08/2023 15:43

TeamTea · 22/08/2023 15:37

I appreciate that both Aladdin and Jafar are both perfectly nice Arabic names that go back centuries. I’m just pointing out in an English speaking country, these two names are not in regular enough usage to be associated with anything other than the Disney movies. No need to be condescending

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On the contrary, if the first thing anyone thinks about when hearing of Aladdin is Disney, that’s hardly great.

daisypond · 22/08/2023 15:42

I’d have thought most people would know the story from 1,001 Nights, or pantomime if they don’t know the book. Long, long before Disney was born. Dickens writes about it -and it was a folk tale in his age.

MrsMarzetti · 22/08/2023 15:41

Parents called Stu & Pid by any chance ?

TeamTea · 22/08/2023 15:37

Neverseenbefore · 22/08/2023 15:25

Only ifyou’re a bit uneducated and don’t know that Disney did not invent the name, the character or the story. Or that it is a real name going back centuries.

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I appreciate that both Aladdin and Jafar are both perfectly nice Arabic names that go back centuries. I’m just pointing out in an English speaking country, these two names are not in regular enough usage to be associated with anything other than the Disney movies. No need to be condescending

HelpMeGetThrough · 22/08/2023 15:27

If you’re in an English speaking country then Aladdin is only associated with the Disney character. At least it’s not Jafar

Depends how old you are.

I have nightmares of Christopher Biggins on stage!!! 😫😫

Dragonwindow · 22/08/2023 15:26

If your child has Arabic heritage and your MIL is insisting on calling him Alan, then she's being supremely awful. If you're all white British and you've chosen Aladdin just because it sounds cute, then I think you've probably got a lot of years of this ahead of you....

Neverseenbefore · 22/08/2023 15:25

TeamTea · 22/08/2023 14:49

If you’re in an English speaking country then Aladdin is only associated with the Disney character. At least it’s not Jafar

Only ifyou’re a bit uneducated and don’t know that Disney did not invent the name, the character or the story. Or that it is a real name going back centuries.

LadyEloise1 · 22/08/2023 15:24

DressMadeOfSeashells · 22/08/2023 14:22

Did ye, aye?

😂

HowlingAtTheM00n · 22/08/2023 15:21

Also there are a few variations I've seen Ala ad din
Ala Al din ect

HowlingAtTheM00n · 22/08/2023 15:20

@user341289127 wasn't there a Ala ad din Mohammad? Some ruler

HelpMeGetThrough · 22/08/2023 15:18

Wish we'd named one of our sons God now, just to see what the Rev thought at the Christening.

TomatoSandwiches · 22/08/2023 15:12

Ask her to call him Ali, that's fine as a nickname for Aladdin.

user341289127 · 22/08/2023 15:11

Not sure if it’s a windup.. but

Ala-ad-din is technically incorrect as an Arabic name as it should be Ala-ud-din. ad-din is normally added after a name ending with a consonant. I have met several alauddins as well - Aladdin is just an anglicisation of the word. I don’t know Arabic but have lived in a country with lots of Alauddins. There is also a famous Persian conqueror called Alauddin Khilji.

Cowlover89 · 22/08/2023 15:09

Oh god please don't 🤦‍♀️

Neverseenbefore · 22/08/2023 15:09

ScottBakula · 22/08/2023 14:54

You keep writing his name as Ala ad din, so would you pronounce it as three separate names ? Could you just use the 1st part or combine 1st and 2nd parts pronounce Alad ? Though to be fair I am not sure either is a improvement

That is a correct spelling of it - there are a few variations.

dooneyousmugelf · 22/08/2023 15:08

Depends on your culture or heritage I suppose. Jesus is a very common name in some parts of the world but your average MNer wouldn't suggest as a serious consideration.

However. If your MIL is going round insisting on 'Alan' then I'm going to join the rest and say you're taking us all for a magic carpet ride here

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