The 8th generation Civic was called Reborn as mentioned in the article. When this Civic was launched it came with a host of technological upgrades and it was a global sensation at that time. The upper management specifically mentioned how they have reduced the door gaps &c. to maintain a more modern and appealing look. It was the first-ever Civic to receive dual-reflector halogen headlamps.

As far as the marketing term “Reborn”, ads were printed in full-page size in newspapers with “REBOЯN” written in capital with the second R being written in mirrored form.

Later on the 9th Civic (2012-2015) locally got the name of “Rebirth” somewhere around 2020, due to unknown reasons. One of the possible reasons may be the fuel-guzzling nature of the R18A1 in the Reborn vs the R18Z1 in Rebirth which was much more fuel-efficient. Another of the blogs https://wheelsbuster.com/honda-civic-generations-in-pakistan/ also tells the name “Triborn” for the 9th generation Civic but I’ve not heard of it in the market.