Well, I received a grand total of 1 guess for my question about "Egyptian names" that I posted 2 days ago. Thanks to Mara for making an attempt! Her guess was wrong, but she'll get a little something just for being the only person to try!
And the answer is:
These 2 are brother and sister (despite the different spelling of their second name). You see, in Egypt (and many Arab countries), your second name is your father's first name and your third name is your grandfather's name. In my experience, people don't go beyond that.
In Arabic, the name would be spelled the same for my 2 students, but at some point in the past they chose how to write it in English and did it differently!
So, there you have it!
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