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Fareeha, Khurshid or Parveen?

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ShazLovesJammieDodgers · 03/11/2012 21:23

I love Khurshid but wonder if it?s maybe a bit too ?adult? for a tiny baby! Do you know any baby Khurshids? If not what about the others on our shortlist? Open to other suggestions in a similar style!

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birdofthenorth · 09/11/2012 12:07

Parveen then Fareeha then Khurshid, which in the full version sounds a little masculine to me, too. Parveen and Fareeha are lovely.

BeehavingBaby · 09/11/2012 11:21

I love Kushi as a nickname and the full name is very elegant.

CouthyMowEatingBraiiiiinz · 08/11/2012 16:15

Parveen sounds lovely.

squoosh · 08/11/2012 16:08

I've never heard the name before so my first thought is that Khurshid looks masculine.

Fareeha is nice

Parveen is beautiful!

oohlaalaa · 08/11/2012 11:36

Fareesha. It is pretty and feminine.

VolumeOfACone · 07/11/2012 13:18

Parveen is lovely.

Firawla · 07/11/2012 11:33

I like fareeha best, i thought khurshid sounded boyish too I've not come across any but would have presumed it's a boy sorry!

doctordwt · 07/11/2012 11:30

I'm not Asian and don't 'know' any of the names but to me Parveen has by far the most beautiful sound, and Khurshid sounds masculine.

yummytummy · 06/11/2012 21:48

oh no, not khurshid, i dont know any khurshids under 60 years old sorry, to me your names are all older lady names.

fareeha is the least bad but really there are so many nice pakistani names.

how about things like saira, samiha, sobia, aisha, alia, amna?

Viviennemary · 06/11/2012 21:25

I like Parveen best. I knew one a few years ago and she was beautiful. So now I think all Parveen's must be beautful. Grin

colditz · 06/11/2012 21:22

I'd go for parveen, I used to know a lovely girl called parveen.

SoYo · 06/11/2012 21:20

I think Parveen is a lovely name. Never heard of Fareeha before but it has a lovely sound to it too! Kurshid does sound masculine but I don't think that's a bad thing and if it's pronounced Kursheed (which I have no idea if it is....excuse my ignorance) then it's much nicer and more feminine and would definitely go up my list! All good choices I think.

lovethesun1 · 04/11/2012 22:09

Go with the name you love! Although we've all given our opinions it's only your two that really matter. Once your little one is named they just 'become' that name & no-one else's opinion will matter. Unless it's reeeeaaaalllly awful :) Go for it!

ArthurShappey · 04/11/2012 21:52

To my non-Muslim ear I would assume Khurshid was a boy, it sounds quite masculine.

Parveen is quite common I think, but I may be wrong? Farreha is my favourite from your list and sounds feminine.

The only other Muslim Pakistani names I know belong to friends of mine Aquila, Marium and Madiha (although I'm now wondering if Madiha is Bangladeshi?), all very feminine sounding to my ears.

Are there no other names you like that sound feisty but feminine at the same time?

Clary · 04/11/2012 21:42

Sorry Khurshid

Clary · 04/11/2012 21:41

I worked in a school with a high percentage of Asian students but never came across the name Kurshid. I would have taken it for a boy's name without knowing any better, I think that is everyone's concern.

Fareeha sounds more like a girl to western ears and Parveen I love (knew a couple of lovely Parveens) and would be better known maybe?

Bluestocking · 04/11/2012 21:27

I just didn't realise Khurshid was a name you could give to a girl, but I'm no expert on Muslim names! The meaning is beautiful. Is it pronounced with a long or short second syllable - Khurshid or Khursheed?

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ShazLovesJammieDodgers · 04/11/2012 21:23

Thanks so much for the replies.

Shabnam is a nice name, but I'm Shazia, so the nicknames would be too similar as Shabnams are nearly always called Shab, and I'm known as Shaz.

Waheeda I really don't like (but I've got a nasty aunt called Waheeda so that's probably why!)

Nabiha is pretty but we want a name that has Pakistani heritage.

I love Khurshid (it is a unisex name, but that's partly why I like it) because it sounds really feisty and not little-girly...but you all hate it! Sad Is it just too boyish?

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SecretNutellaFix · 04/11/2012 13:13

I like Parveen best, then Fariha and then Khurshid.

PhyllisDoris · 04/11/2012 13:09

I think that to a British ear, Kurshid sounds like a male name, though it might be just me. Love both your other suggestions though.

SirBoobAlot · 04/11/2012 13:06

I know a Fariha, and prefer that spelling. Its a beautiful name. Also know a Nabiha, which I think is lovely.

Parveen is also nice, but not keen on Khurshid.

IslaValargeone · 04/11/2012 13:04

Fareeha and Parveen are lovely.
Not ken on Khushid at all.

Alisvolatpropiis · 04/11/2012 13:02

Fareeha is lovely. Not keen on Khurshid.

CaroleService · 03/11/2012 22:03

Parveen! V elegant

Saralyn · 03/11/2012 22:03

how about Waheeda?