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Help please! English sounding muslim boy name!

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technlogy99 · 14/05/2014 16:29

Hi everyone! We are very confused about our boy name. He wants to change his name Osama because he suffered alot with that name and now he is confused about these names :

Zayn
Zayan
Rayan

Can anyone suggest any more?

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TitusFlavius · 14/05/2014 18:22

I'm really sorry to hear your boy has had trouble because of his name - that really isn't fair on him, and I wish people knew better than to do that.

Of the ones you listed, I like "Zain" as a spelling.

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technlogy99 · 14/05/2014 18:18

Mmm all the names you guys mentioned are pretty good but i'm still confused ..

@Mmmango Hey! No sameer its pretty similiar..

Rehan and Rayan its the same ?

What do you think of the three names i wrote, which is the best in your personal opinion?

Zayn can be writter either "Zain" or "Zayn" ? which is better?

@florascotia no my son want an arabic muslim name ... that is easy to pronunce in UK!

Thanks :D

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florascotia · 14/05/2014 17:31

Perhaps your son would like to have a Muslim (Arabic) name that translates easily into English? That way, he could have both Arabic and English versions to use according to context, as he chooses?

For example, Adam, Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Jacob, Noah, David, Solomon, Isaac, Jonah are all English versions of names mentioned in the Qur'an, and they are all very well-known names in the UK.

This list gives some Arabic and English equivalents:
[[http://www.iqra.net/articles/muslims/prophets.php]
There will be many others, I am sure.

CommunistLegoBloc · 14/05/2014 16:45

Ayman? Sami? Yusuf is very easy to say for English people. Raieef - might have trouble at first but it's quite like Rafe really.

sonlypuppyfat · 14/05/2014 16:42

My Muslim friend has a Dani.

Mmmango · 14/05/2014 16:36

Samir, nn Sam?

KoalaFace · 14/05/2014 16:34

Idris? It's Muslim and it's also Welsh!

yummytummy · 14/05/2014 16:32

Ayman
Zahran
Rehan
Adam
Zakariah
Haaris
Ayaan
Mikaeel
Faisal