Babies, who are born to unknown fathers, in Dubai, may be given a name chosen by the Court.
And not the name, chosen by the mother, and indicated in the Birth Notification, which is issued at the hospital.
The practice of the Court naming the child is based on the Dubai Personal Status Guide.
In brief, this Guide requires that mothers, who give births in Dubai to babies with unknown fathers, to submit a request to the court to name the baby.
The Court then issues a document called, Ish’haad (aka Certification), which, among other thing, states the Baby’s name, as chosen by the Court.
This Dubai Court’s practice is based on the: 1) Dubai Courts Personal Status Guide and Article 63, in particular; as well as 2) Decision ???3 of 2021, Adopting and codifying this Personal Status Guide for the Dubai Courts.