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in reply to a message by Jim Young
thanks! But I was told that this man, called Mohammed Ben Brahim Boukharouba already had a "son of" in "ben brahim" which is "Brahim's son"... or is this like someone being called Joseph Davidson Perez?
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Ben Brahim, 'son of Abraham', almost certainly his father's name. Boukharouba, an hereditary surname. So, Mohammed Boukharouba son of Brahim Boukharouba. Arabs often add their father's name to their name, though in most countries the 'ben', or'ibn', would be left out. So Jubran Khalil Jubran is Jubran (given name) Jubran (surname), son of Khalil (given name) Jubran (surname).
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Thanks
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