When Sadbarg and her husband tried to name their newborn Tayeeba, they thought they simply were naming their daughter after her grandmother.Instead, they were entering the latest round of a Tajik name game that in recent years has seen the promotion of Persian-rooted and patriotic names, part of a campaign by Tajik authorities trying to purge divisive and overtly Islamic traditions.Sadbarg and her husband went to their local civil registry office to register their newborn, the clerk refused to issue a birth certificate, saying the name did not appear on a government-approved list of roughly 4,000 names just as authorities announced that the List Of Tajik National Names is being revised, with nearly half of the names -- most of which are Arabic -- set to be removed."We were told we have to choose another name from the book if we want to get the birth certificate immediately," Sadbarg said. "The registrar explained that if we insist on naming our daughter Tayeeba, we must apply to the [state] Language Committee for approval."Sadbarg, a resident of the northern region of Sughd who gave only her first name, said the family chose another name, Anisa, from the list because they could not wait several weeks for a decision from authorities in Dushanbe. The family is preparing to move to Russia, where her husband works as a migrant laborer.The official baby-name registry was first introduced nearly a decade ago and has been revised several times.