“‘How are you doing on names? Any ideas?’
    Alsana is decisive. ‘Meena and Malana, if they are girls. If boys, Magid and Millat. Ems are good. Ems are strong. Mahatma, Muhammad, that funny Mr Morecambe, from Morecambe and Wise—letter you can trust.’”

—Zadie Smith, White Teeth, 2000.