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Chosing baby girl's name - Hania, Sara, Mariam

36 replies

mancomm1 · 04/06/2014 22:02

We have shortlisted three names for our baby daughter - very confused on final decision - ll be very pleased to hear ur views
thnx :) :)

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fizzly · 04/06/2014 23:42

I love Mariam, but do bear in mind that she will be called Miriam by almost everyone she ever meets. I have a Dd with a name that causes similar confusion. It doesn't bother me but I worry about when she is 3 or 4 and whether she'll be bolshy enough to correct people when I'm not around!

I think Sara's a bit boring.

Hania might be easier for people to pronounce from the spelling, versus Mariam.

TheSarcasticFringehead · 04/06/2014 23:40

I love Mariam (but then it's my friend's name, so I'm biased!) as it sounds kind and gentle iyswim? I also like Sara- considered it for DD in fact- but I think it sounds a bit plainer than Mariam. Not a fan of Hania tbh.

AuntieStella · 04/06/2014 23:37

I like Mariam the best, then Sara.

Devora · 04/06/2014 23:32

I have known two Mariams - one was my best friend at school. One was North African, the other Iranian.

I think all three names are beautiful. Hania might get mistaken for Hannah all the time? But then I suppose Mariam will get mistaken for Miriam.

Ach, they're all lovely.

NadiaWadia · 04/06/2014 23:30

Well, maybe they are Jewish then? But I thought 'Mariam' was Muslim, whereas 'Miriam' was Jewish? Sara/Sarah, Miriam/Mariam/Maria/Mary, I think they are all variations of the same original names. Not heard of Hania, I will admit.

LauraChant · 04/06/2014 23:19

I love Sara, one of my favourite names.

Viatrix · 04/06/2014 23:17

Hania, but I like all three names.

RiverTam · 04/06/2014 22:15

oh, I thought they were all Jewish Blush.

I don't really like any of them, in my mind the 'a' sound in all of them is quite a hard sound.

RosegoldRuby · 04/06/2014 22:11

Mariam, lovely name.

NadiaWadia · 04/06/2014 22:10

They are Muslim names, I think? - so not 'made up'. Sara and Mariam are both lovely. Do you pronounce as Sah-ra or some other way?

Dukketeater · 04/06/2014 22:05

Sara - the others sound made up