Name in a dream: meaning in Ibn Sirin, al-Nabulsi and Ibn Shahin

23 passages from 5 sources, quoted as written, every one linked to its page.

Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam

If a person's name is changed in a dream into another name, then it is interpreted according to its indication: so Sa'd indicates happiness, and Salim indicates safety.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

And if it is changed into the name of one having a defect, such as blindness or lameness, then he will be afflicted with that.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

(And whoever sees) that he is called by other than his own name: if he is called by an ugly name, then a grave fault will become apparent in him, or a crushing illness.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

And if he is called by a fine name, he will attain might, honour, and dignity, in accordance with what the meaning of that name requires.

Ta'tir al-Anam fi Ta'bir al-Manam, p. 20

Kinds and conditions of Name

being called by a name

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

If the name is one attributed to Allah Most High by servitude, such as Abd Allah and the like, then it is from Allah's care and His support.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 77–78

And if it is a name borne by someone earlier, such as Muhammad, Yunus, and the like, then it is interpreted according to that person's aspect.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, pp. 77–78

change of name

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the change of name, it is of two aspects: if he is called by a name other than his own, and that name is inferior to his name, then a grave defect or a severe illness will appear in him.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 76

And if he is called by a name better than his own, whether it be plainly so or derived from a good meaning, then it indicates that he will attain might, honour, and elevation, according to the measure of the name's ending.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 76

place identified under another name (Rome / Prague)

Freud and Jung, a separate view

In one of my dreams about Rome (p. 164) the name of the place in which I find myself is Rome; I am surprised, however, at the great number of German placards at a street corner. The latter is a wish-fulfilment, which immediately suggests Prague;

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, The Interpretation of Dreams, ch. VI The Dream-Work

the identification of Rome and Prague is thus to be explained by means of a desired common feature; I would rather meet my friend in Rome than in Prague, I should like to exchange Prague for Rome for the purpose of this meeting.

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, The Interpretation of Dreams, ch. VI The Dream-Work

being unable to recall a name

Freud and Jung, a separate view

1. A man dreams that he is asked for a name, which, however, he cannot recall. He himself explains that this means: _It does not occur to me in the dream._

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, The Interpretation of Dreams, ch. VI The Dream-Work

children's names

Freud and Jung, a separate view

The children’s names make them “_revenants_.”

Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams / On Dreams / Dream Psychology, The Interpretation of Dreams, ch. VI The Dream-Work

place names

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

As for the well-known places, most of them may be interpreted from the derivation of their names, such as Yanbu', for it is the welling forth of good, and Khalis, for it is a deliverance, from "deliverance," and whatever resembles that.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 31

names of cities

Ibn Shahin al-Zahiri, al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat

Plants are interpreted from the derivation of the names of cities: as al-Sham (Damascus/Syria) from fragrance (al-tib), and Halab (Aleppo) from the milking (halb) of provision, and Tripoli (Tarabulus) from the flying away (tayaran) of what gladdens, and Hamah from protection (al-hima), and Safad from purity (al-safa) — and other things are said as well — and al-Karak from fortification, and it is said: the equivalent of what one needs, from the derivation of the name in Turkish; and al-Quds (Jerusalem) from purification and mercy, and Gaza from raiding (al-ghazw), and al-Bahnasa from the splendour (baha') of a year. The remaining plants are gauged by analogy with this, and their interpretation is as stated above.

al-Isharat fi Ilm al-Ibarat, p. 40

true name

Freud and Jung, a separate view

The “true name” is soul and magic power; hence a symbol of libido.

Carl Jung, Psychology of the Unconscious (1916) / Collected Papers (1917), Psychology of the Unconscious, ch. VI The Battle for Deliverance from the Mother

etymology and meanings of names

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

And that he needs [knowledge of] the derivation of language and the meanings of names: as kufr (unbelief), whose root is covering over; and maghfirah (forgiveness), whose root is concealing; and zulm (wrongdoing), which is putting a thing in other than its proper place; and fisq (transgression), which is going out and emerging; and the like of that.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 5–10

change of name, attribute or body

attributed to Ibn Sirin, Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam

And whoever's name, attribute, or body is transformed, there will befall him of good and evil in proportion to that into which he was transferred and changed.

Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam, pp. 768–770

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