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Muslim Girls Names..what do you think?

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crystalgall · 05/10/2015 23:45

Just wondering what people think of the following names and how easy you think they are to pronounce:

Sana
Aleena
Ammarah
Sanaya
Mariya (MAR-ri-yuh)
Zahra/Zara
Zoya
Zaynah
Layla
Samarah

Thanks!

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Etak15 · 06/10/2015 16:45

They're all really pretty, And easy to pronounce. I think the ones ending in 'ya' need a 'h' on the end though eg: , zoyah, mariyah etc

Branleuse · 06/10/2015 16:39

theyre all rather nice. I especially like Zoya

PallasCat · 06/10/2015 16:33

Love Zoya, Zaynah, Sana, Amarrah, Sanaya, Samarah...
And I like all the rest too!

I wonder if Mariya would tend to be pronounced like Maria or Mariah, though? I think that's the one with a potential pronunciation risk out of the shortlist.

Alisvolatpropiis · 06/10/2015 09:01

Aleena is lovely.

Sumarah is pretty too but it makes me think of the girl in The Ring (because that was her name, possibly spelled Samara?), which puts me off a bit.

Zara/Zahra is very nice, simple and elegant.

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crystalgall · 06/10/2015 08:51

Just bumping for the day crowdSmile

Samarah would be Suh-MAR-rah

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WishIWasWonderwoman · 06/10/2015 05:10

Zahra/Zara and Layla are my favourites, beautiful and easy to pronounce for most people I think.

Sana - wouldn't know how to pronounce it, I think it's okay but not amazing
Aleena - I like it, I would know how to pronounce it if I read it, but not how to spell it if I heard it
Ammarah- I like it
Sanaya - I like it but less than I like the others. I might pronounce it incorrectly
Mariya- I love this one but it might get confused with Maria
Zoya- this one is so cool.
Zaynah- I like it, I would probably pronounce it correctly
Samarah- I wouldn't know how to pronounce this, it's nice but not my favourite

celtictoast · 06/10/2015 00:07

I like Aleena, Zara, Layla and Samarah.

manicinsomniac · 05/10/2015 23:59

I like them all except Sana (which sounds like sanitary products to me!)
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Love Zahra. That would be my favourite by a long way

mrstweefromtweesville · 05/10/2015 23:54

Sana! Use that. I have my reasons...

They're all nice. Not sure how to say 'Samarah' - S'm- ARE- uh? Sum-AIR-a?

I taught a Shazana long ago. I always liked her name and have never met anyone else with that name. Also a Shaharazat, she was nice.

pieceofpurplesky · 05/10/2015 23:49

Lovely names all pretty easy to pronounce.
I also love Maymunah as a name.