بي بي سي إي! والأسماء

Today on BBCe! we're interested in your name. Are you named after someone famous هل سميت باسم شخص مشهور? How did your parents choose what to call you?

English people often have Christian names taken from ancient Hebrew or Greek, so the meaning of the name is not obvious. It's normal to ask someone 'do you know what your name means هل تعرف ماذا يعني اسمك?'

As well as a given name اسم, some people have a nickname لقب تحبب.

So someone small could be called' shorty' and a man called Gary might be called 'Gazza' by his friends. You can find out if Karim and Abigail have any nicknames by listening!

Did you know someone with the same name as you is called a 'namesake' in English? And that 'calling someone names' isn't nice at all? Find out why by clicking on the link.

Let's end today with some Shakespeare. This is from Romeo and Juliet:

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet

In English we use the phrase 'a rose by any other name would smell as sweet' to say that it doesn't matter what name you give something or someone, they're still just the same underneath.

What's your name and do you know why your parents chose it? ما اسمك؟ و هل تعلم لماذا اختاره لك أهلك؟

What does your name mean in English ما معنى اسمك بالإنجليزية ?

يذاع برنامج بي بي سي إي يوم الخميس على إذاعة الشرق الاوسط على موجة أف أم 89.5 الساعة الخامسة مساء ، والساعة الحادية عشرة مساء على إذاعة الشباب والرياضة على موجة أف أم 108 وكذلك عبر الاقمار الصناعية

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