Translating English Names to Arabic Using Phonotactic Rules

With the increasing numbers of the arrivals to the Arabian countries; it is necessary to use Arabic language in writing names on official documents. Because of the difference in writing English names in Arabic language, many methods have been spread for translating English names which led to first, duplication in every single English name written in Arabic and this will lead to negative effects security and property rights. The second difference is that even if the transliteration of Arabic names is standardized, it is difficult for a layperson to implement it. This paper is to provide algorithms based on some rules that can be used in programming a system to transliterate English names automatically. The system uses only plan for Translate English Names to Arabic, and that can be processed and printed easily. Moreover, the Translated names can be read and recognized by ordinary people.