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English sounding Muslim Girls Names???? Plz help :-)

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yasmin85 · 19/02/2012 02:03

Please share some english sounding muslim names. We would like something that is easily pronounced but is still muslim or arabic origin. Many thanks.

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Selks · 19/02/2012 02:06

Sara? I'm sure I've come across that as a Muslim name before.

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mybrainsthinkingfuckyouagain · 19/02/2012 02:07

Hana

it means felicity. x

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mybrainsthinkingfuckyouagain · 19/02/2012 02:08

Aliyah - sublime

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mybrainsthinkingfuckyouagain · 19/02/2012 02:10

Deena - pious

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mybrainsthinkingfuckyouagain · 19/02/2012 02:11

Farah - happiness

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mybrainsthinkingfuckyouagain · 19/02/2012 02:12

layla - nighttime

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HolyNoSheDittantBatman · 19/02/2012 02:13

Eliza
Hannah/Hana
Aliyah/Alia
Alesha
Maya
Ariana
Amelia

these would all be easily pronounced in English, but I think are of arabic/islamic origin

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salvadory · 19/02/2012 02:14

Henna? Sabina? Sufia (sofia?) mirium sp?, saira, leila?

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mybrainsthinkingfuckyouagain · 19/02/2012 02:17

Yasmeen - jasmine

i also like shakira or tahani as a middle name

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McTemp · 19/02/2012 02:30

Saniya/Saaniya
Samya
Roya

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dandelionss · 19/02/2012 12:26

In the book 'not without my daughter', the little girl is called 'Maryam' which i think is very pretty and sounds western

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Panamfan · 19/02/2012 14:02

Alayna
Amber

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Ecgwynn · 19/02/2012 15:09

Miriam/Maryam
Zara
Rozemin
Rehanna

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camarelia · 19/02/2012 15:19

Afia is lovely, and people will know it as there was a character with the name on Eastenders. Actually, thinking of Eastenders, Amira is lovely too!

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Selks · 19/02/2012 15:20

Sophia?

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AKissIsNotAContract · 19/02/2012 15:22

Zehra

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tardisjumper · 19/02/2012 15:30

I'm a Hannah. Not a muslim though.

But it is a good one for integration. Its common among the jewish and muslim as well as christian and secular communities and its vv common in eastern europe. Americans are v keen on it too (my Dad is american).

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Alligatorpie · 19/02/2012 18:20

Norah, Malika, Mariam, Lelia, Janna, Zeina. These are the names of all the girls in my class ( I teach in Egypt) and I thnk they are all quite beautiful.

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HintofBream · 19/02/2012 18:55

Emel = Hope, aspiration

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Clawdy · 19/02/2012 21:11

Saira (pronounced Syra ). Ayesha. Annika.

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Ecgwynn · 19/02/2012 21:38

Nina?
Nadia

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RowenaRavenclaw · 19/02/2012 22:34

Rubecca. Fatima. Aisha. Zara.

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Clawdy · 20/02/2012 10:45

Well,Fatima certainly doesn't sound English....

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pranma · 20/02/2012 10:48

My dgd is Serra she is Turkish friends include Lara, Selen and Deniz which is a bit like Denise. All these girls are Muslim.

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