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Original poster

Arabic girls names-please help

60 replies

kirstyd1 · 22/02/2014 07:51

Hi I'm pretty sure I'm having a girl and husband is Arabic so i need some suggestions of Arabic names, I'm really stuck, the only one i like is layla but im not 100% in love
any suggestions please xxx

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Mireio · 26/02/2014 16:39

Isra
Lujayn
Tasnim
Zainab

SelectAUserName · 26/02/2014 15:29

Zillah
Khalida
Bahira

noodlebum · 26/02/2014 10:02

Shireen?

FrancesGlass · 26/02/2014 02:05

I love love love the name Hadeel!

WallyBantersJunkBox · 26/02/2014 01:49

Adiba
Zarina
Fatemah/Fatima

IneedAwittierNickname · 26/02/2014 01:40

I got friends who's dds are
Hanifa
Aleema
Anisa
Aaliya
Ayesha
Ameera
Talia

And some others already mentioned.
(sorry about the spellings, I've only ever said the names)

Aaliyah1 · 26/02/2014 01:33

I love Khadijah.
Anaya
Layla
Jasmine
Laibah

Amethyst24 · 26/02/2014 00:30

Zelide is lovely. It's Persian/Iranian iirc.

Original poster
kirstyd1 · 25/02/2014 11:22

There are some beautiful names here, it was so easy with my first. I knew her name straight away, more trickier with this one x

OP posts:
SanityClause · 23/02/2014 22:26

Maryam

rach6122 · 23/02/2014 22:20

Alara
Ela
Dilara

MajorBumsore · 23/02/2014 00:15

Malika

overmydeadbody · 22/02/2014 20:50

Of the top of my head:

Summer
Samia
Amira
Reema
Reem
Deema
Dalia
Diala
Dana
Tamara
Hala
Lulwa
Leena
Deena
Mariam
Basma
Baseera
Batool
Hannah
Hannan
Yasmeen
Lara
Tahira
Ayesha
Rahima
Dalaal
Fairous
Farrah
Firdaus
Fareeda
Razan
Rania
Sameera
Maymoona
Khadija
Manal
Aaliyah
Asma
Farhana
Muna
Munira
Muniba
Zainab
Sarah
Zara
Madinah
Rabia
Noura
Nour
Nadia
May
Maha
Hadeel
Amina
Zaina
Kholoud
Sama
Thurayya
Rouaa
Seema

Obvioiusly as they are arabic names I may not have spelt them all the way others might spell them, but those are all names of people I know.

mrsvandertramp · 22/02/2014 20:16

Aaliya
Halimah
Habbiba
Samah
Aatikah
Aamira

CookieLady · 22/02/2014 20:08

Hala.

blueberryboybait · 22/02/2014 20:05

An arabic friend just named her twins Aliana and Rhian.

Badgerlady · 22/02/2014 19:56

Faiza
Saba
Sana
Rukkayah
Azra
Nasima
Maarya
Hanna

lljkk · 22/02/2014 19:48

Aisha & Amina are so common already. Lots of other lovely choices here. We used to know a lovely Summiyah, don't know if that's remotely suitable.

BeeMyBaby · 22/02/2014 19:36

Although its old fashioned have you thought of Hawwa? We named dd2 this and it's actually very cute, and been received well by others, and if your husband is Muslim he would hopefully be keen on it too.

Original poster
kirstyd1 · 22/02/2014 19:29

I dont its really hard cause a lot of them sound similar to family or friends names.
i hadn't heard annisa or soreya before so they may go on the list x

OP posts:
Sunshineonsea · 22/02/2014 18:18

Spotted lots of my nieces names here (they are Arabic)
Any taken your fancy so far OP?

WhyMeWhyNot · 22/02/2014 12:48

Maryam is so pretty. Like Arezou too.

Sleepingstarsmommy · 22/02/2014 12:28

Jasmin works well both here and in the Middle East.

florascotia · 22/02/2014 11:57

Aida
Farida
Sabah
Jamila
Layla
Nadia
Sirin
Rashidah
Tasnim
Zaina
Zubaidah

I expect you've seen this list, with meanings, but in case not:
ww.sudairy.com/arabic/fem.html

HyvaPaiva · 22/02/2014 09:49

Khadija is my favourite Arabic name.