Editing Name change (section)

===Judaism===
{{Further|Hebrew name|Hebraization of surnames|Shinnuy ha-Shem}}
* Jewish people in the Diaspora sometimes give their children two names: a secular name for everyday use and a Hebrew name for religious purposes. [[Conversion to Judaism|Converts to Judaism]] choose a Hebrew name.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://judaism.about.com/library/3_lifecycles/names/bl_names.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204232238/http://judaism.about.com/library/3_lifecycles/names/bl_names.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 4, 2003 |title=Choosing a Hebrew Name – Naming a Jewish Baby |first=Ariela |last=Pelaia |website=About.com: Religion & Spirituality }}</ref> Full Jewish names include a [[patronym]]: converts take the patronym "ben/bat Avraham Avinu" (son/daughter of Our Father Abraham) as converts are held to be spiritual descendants of [[Abraham]], the forebear of Jews.