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what do you think of this name

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seetherange · 27/02/2018 13:59

Zara?

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Afternoon · 28/02/2018 18:21

I like Zara and think of the royal rather than the shop.

Haniyah
Jazmin
Omaira
Sadiya
Nadia
Veeda
Raya
Zainab
Soheila
Zada
Yasmin
Sufia
Leila
Lina

Speedy85 · 28/02/2018 17:47

I’d just go with it OP.

It’s not like you are suggesting calling her Tesco!

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seetherange · 28/02/2018 10:20

Oh yea forgot about George. That’s so true

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Viviennemary · 28/02/2018 10:20

I'm not keen tbh. But there's nothing wrong with it.

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seetherange · 28/02/2018 10:19

With Zahra people will still end up calling her Zara sometimes!
Glad so many of you like it!

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Starlighter · 28/02/2018 10:18

I like Zara and I think it goes really well with Zain!

I wouldn’t worry about the shop. George clothing at Asda hasn’t stopped the name George from being popular!

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seetherange · 28/02/2018 10:18

Zaza Grin love it lol

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deste · 28/02/2018 10:17

Use it, I think they are lovely together.

ZaZathecat · 28/02/2018 10:14

Of course you could use ZaZa!! Grin

ZaZathecat · 28/02/2018 10:13

Just use the name you love! There's nothing wrong with it. The shop name is neither here nor there - it's not like you want to call her Debenhams or something. You may regret being swayed by a bunch of randoms on MN.

Elfyn · 28/02/2018 10:13

Zara is gorgeous and the shop is not an issue. It’s in the top 100 girls’ names so it obviously doesn’t put many people off.

Zahra is a beautiful and legitimate alternative spelling if you want to separate it from the shop even more.

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seetherange · 28/02/2018 10:10

Thanks RaininSummer
I got another 2 months and a bit to go so will see how it is when I first meet her

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seetherange · 28/02/2018 10:08

Miserablemouse oh you are so lovely thank you. Star

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RaininSummer · 28/02/2018 10:06

I like it a lot and think it is fine with Zain. Sounds stronger than Sara or Lara.

Miserablemouse · 28/02/2018 10:04

OP if you love Zara, stick with it.
I personally wouldn't do alliterative names but I don't think Zain & Zara sounds silly - as another pp said it actually sounds quite sweet. They're not the same sex so won't get the confusion of whose post is for who as they'll have different prefixes, and even though it's the same first letter they sound quite different.

Stick with what you love :)

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seetherange · 28/02/2018 09:58

@badg3r you make a very good point and thanks to all for loving the name/other great suggestions! Love some of the names mentioned!

The thing is I loved Zara way before I had Zain.
With Zain, it was the first name suggested by my husband and I just agreed to it. There was no real thoughts process behind it.
I feel that I have loved the name Zara for a long time and will always feel sad that I didn’t use it esp considering at one point it looked highly unlikely that we were going to have another child due to health issues. Agh sorry for the essay. So hard to choose!

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badg3r · 27/02/2018 19:39

Go with Zara!

Other shop derived names include
John (and) Lewis
Dorothy (Perkins)
Joules
Harvey (Nichols)
Laura Ashley
Marks and Spencer
Etc etc

This is not a list of suggestions 😜 but seriously, the shop thing is no big deal.

Speedy85 · 27/02/2018 19:20

Ara
Cala
Farah
Hala/Halah
Jena
Layla
Lina
Manar
Nada
Nahla
Noor
Noura
Oma
Rana
Safa
Sahar
Sana
Sina
Thara
Yara
Zada
Zaira
Zarah
Zayra
Zida
Zohra

Hopefully I’ve typed these correctly. Autocorrect keeps trying to sabotage me.

newnamenewnamenewname · 27/02/2018 18:58

Zaida or Zeynab?

Dixiestampsagain · 27/02/2018 18:48

I prefer Lara but I like Zara too.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/02/2018 18:06

Zara is lovely ! ❤️

Bringmewineandcake · 27/02/2018 18:04

I think Zain and Zara works well together.

sherbertlemon17 · 27/02/2018 18:04

Amira
Farrah
Sofia
Amber
Lina
Hanna
Aya
Ada

AnyaMoondial · 27/02/2018 17:54

Cara gets my vote.

susurration · 27/02/2018 16:33

I've always liked Amira and Nadia.