What's there in a name?

Every society names their children in their own language. One well known example is the famous/infamous foreign minister of Iraq during Saddam's regime, Mr. Tareq Aziz, who is a Christian. The other day I went to meet an official named Ms. Mira al Habibi. In my picture, I envisioned an Iranian woman full covered with a black scarf. In her office a middle eastern looking woman in western attire welcomed me. In the process of our introduction, she asked me which country I am from; so I got the chance to satisfy my own curiosity to unearth her identity. In reply to my query, she told me she was a Jew with a Hebrew name!