Names, Surnames & Titles

Surnames

Q: I am a revert to islam and would like to know which verse of the Holy Quran or Hadith says that a revert should retain his surname (my surname is not the name of an idol or such)? And does my wife take my surname or keep her fathers surname?

The names Zaydaan and Meezaan

Q: My wife and I are expecting a baby boy Insha Allah. There are two names that we would like to keep:

  1. Zaydaan
  2. Meezaan (word from surah Ar Rahmaan)

Are these names permissable for a baby boy and if so please can let us know what the meaning is as well as the correct english spelling?

The name Naseem

Q: The name نسيم is the correct spelling with one S or two SS ? Please give correct spelling. Also the name Naim is it Nuaym or Naim? And the name Hasan with one S or two?