Some people have the most creative last names. Whether it is their parents’ fault or they found a way to make their last name sound funny, we all know that these tweets are hilarious!
Here are 10 of our favorite posts on Twitter about Egyptian last names:
1) “i like nicknames for my friends but i don’t want one for myself” – @egyptian_lastname
2) “@TheRealNinaD I’m not just some generic girl with a boring name, I’m Samerah from Cairo” – @SamerahCairo
3) “I think this might be the best thing ever.” – @EgyptianLastName
4) “My first name is the first name of my dad’s mom. My last name is my Dad’s last name.” – @Khaled_Cairo
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11) “This might be one of the funniest tweets I’ve ever seen” – @EgyptianLastName
12) “@TheRealNinaD do you know what a sha’abanatyya means?” – Risam from Cairo, Egypt ♂️ (@Risamx40)
13)”In case you don’t know Arabic, ‘sha’abaniyyah'”@ Egyptian Last Name ❤️👌🏼😋 pic.twitter.com/SbkcihNcCX
14) “looks like I’m not the only one who has an unusual last name” – @TheRealNinaD
15) “@EgyptianLastName my mom is in agreement about how funny this tweet is and she’s Egyptian too!” – Jaleesah (@Jaleesahsays_)
16)”My dad doesn’t know what to do with his life because he found out that his middle name was ‘Ammad'”@Egyptian Last Name ❤️😂 pic.twitter.com/gQYyFReaEI — Tammy from Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 (@Tammyx421205
Egyptian last names can be confusing for non-native speakers, so here are some hilarious tweets about them.
“The Egyptian surnames make no sense,” says one user on Twitter. “I was born in Giza and my surname is ‘El Nada’ which means the nothing.”
This tweet makes reference to how many Egyptians have two or three different family names to represent their lineage and sometimes these do not match up with where they were actually born. One person’s name could also change depending on who writes it out, as Arabic has a script that includes vowels but there are multiple ways of spelling each letter of the alphabet in English without any such distinctions.
Another way that people may end up with a different last name than their parents is if they get married. In this case, the woman would take her husband’s family name and bear his surname in lieu of what she was born with.
This means that some people have a hard time figuring out who is related to whom based on how many names are involved.
This tweet from @sierraDeeMuhlbauer makes light of these difficulties: “I’m so confused by my Egyptian friends’ last names because I don’t know which one to use.” She also uses it as a way to show solidarity with the other Twitter users – “So we’re all just going with Muhlbauer for now?” — but not everyone found it amusing. The responses were mixed between people who thought it was a good joke and people who found it inappropriate.
The humor in the tweet stems from how difficult it can be to figure out which last name goes with whom, especially for those of us not familiar with Egyptian culture or names. Some Twitter users were able to laugh along while others took offense at what they felt is a disrespectful portrayal of Arabic culture.
This same situation also applies when Egyptians adopt Westernized surnames after converting to Christianity; differentiating between one another based on their original family ties becomes even more complicated! In this case, there are multiple reasons why someone might have an entirely different surname than their parents — but you’re probably still going to need some help figuring them all out!
A few tips to help you get your bearings:
If the person has a Westernized surname and their parents have an Arab one, they’re probably adopted.
If someone’s name is Abduladeen and they don’t wear a headscarf or show any other signs of devout faithfulness, chances are that you’ve got a convert on your hands! They may be more likely to use Arabic last names than traditional Christian ones.
Examples: ¨I’m not surprised people who can’t figure out how to pronounce my last name think it sounds like weet¨ [Abdullah], tweeted @lady_egyptian_.
¨They just made up some random consonant sound for us because we
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