@Quatrus @tkinias Yes that is understandable my siblings who have arabic names do not use more common variants or anglacised versions when speaking English, no need in this day and age. However, 12th century Egypt was a very different time. Despite being multi-ethnic and relatively cosmopolitan for that time, I still believe that there would be considerable pressure to conform to the dominant Arabic-Muslim culture, especially if you wished to be financially successfull. Same thing happened in the multi-ethnic Persia after Islamization.