What’s in a name? Young Saudis discover there’s plenty
 

Hadeel, a 22-year-old Saudi woman who was named Fatimah, said her birth name was too traditional and she wanted a name that was more contemporary. "I used the name Hadeel for my social media account before I changed it officially with the Civil Status Department," said Hadeel. Naifah, a Saudi woman who was originally named **uf, said she faced great difficulty in changing her name because the Civil Status Department required the presence of her guardian and he was unavailable. "The procedure requires a guardian to submit the name changing request with a copy of his ID to the nearest Civil Status ******.

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