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Baby Name for Sikh/English girl

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NewDad2018 · 09/08/2018 10:43

Hi all...

This may be the totally wrong place to ask ...but I could do with help

So.. The background

I'm a sikh (turban wearing) man...who married a blonde blue eyed english woman. Been married a looooong time.

We have now had a baby girl.

So... now we have an issue finding a name that works.

Constraints from us both.

The don't wants :
totally English name,
totally Indian name,
long name that will just get shortened anyway,

a name that is muslim/arabic in origin or attachment.

Please Help!!!

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LadyGAgain · 15/08/2018 21:57

What did you decide OP? Congrats on your daughter Thanks

Scabetty · 14/08/2018 23:34

Channon
Noor
Simran
Jenika

Scabetty · 14/08/2018 23:21

Hema
Pavan
Arinder/a

TinklyLittleLaugh · 14/08/2018 23:18

DD's friend is mixed heritage and called Ruby also. Is it an Indian name then?

MM18 · 14/08/2018 23:06

Would place names work? Like India, Asia, Jamuna or Jhanvi?

ohnothanks · 13/08/2018 21:13

Karishma, suggested upthread, sounds lovely. No idea of connotations, could be the Punjabi/ Hindi version of Beryl for all I know but it sounds nice.

Sophronia · 13/08/2018 04:37

Nikita
Annika
Anita
Amrita
Riya

Teaandcrisps · 13/08/2018 04:17

How about:
Anu
Deanna
Rula
Amalie
Amy
Sofia
Zarah
Zena
Zelda

Butterflycookie · 12/08/2018 23:55

*not Somali, sonali!

Butterflycookie · 12/08/2018 23:53

I was going to say simran. It’s a really pretty name and it’s very easy to pronounce. Some others:
Archie (like the actress Archie Panjabi)
Kareena
Selina
Ashwina
Harleen
Gurleen
Nikita
Jasmina (instead of the more common jasmine)
Larissa
Karishma
Alyssa
Alicia (pronounced aleeesha)
Amrit or Amrita
Gina
Aisha
Isha
Anjali or angeli (I had a friend that was half English called angeli)
Sheena
Samira
Sheila
Leila
Somali
Anaya
Amaya
Amelia
Mia
Sabrina
Dina
Lalita
Delilah
Leah
Rea
Indira/indie
Jamie

I can’t think of any more! Smile

ohnothanks · 12/08/2018 23:30

Bibi is ace.

FloweringOrchid · 12/08/2018 23:23

I love the previous suggestion of Dahlia!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 12/08/2018 10:11

Amber.

Westwind · 12/08/2018 09:27

Congratulations!
How about Delilah, Dahlia
Marina, Leila, or Tamara nn Tammy?

PassportBridgetPants · 12/08/2018 08:40

@NewDad2018 I sadly know nothing about Sikh names but just looking at a list on the internet (sorry - these may be totally off) I quite like:

Gretha/Grette (could you use Greta?)
Joni
Jenica
Katri
Avani
Bibi
Heera (could you have Hera like the Greek goddess?)
Jessa
Lena
Siana
Sio
Taru
Tia
Uma

Screenburn · 11/08/2018 22:54

Kira? (Like an anglicised version of Kiran Smile)

freakinbananaspiders · 11/08/2018 21:10

How about
Jessa (like from Girls)
Uma
Sara?

CAAKE · 11/08/2018 21:05

Kearna?

poochuspoochus · 11/08/2018 20:50

Sofia is the name of a friend of mine who is Sikh Scottish.

LadyGAgain · 10/08/2018 16:23

Nina
Jasmine
Yasmin

PixelAteMe · 10/08/2018 16:19

Lena
Zara
Nina
Jane
Reena
Julie
Suzy

Shadowboy · 10/08/2018 16:11

Lena, Nina, Tara are the three I can think of.

Strawberrytraveller · 10/08/2018 16:03

Anika
Amber
Daria
Ella
Lisa
Molly
Nina
Rose
Siena

WhoAteAllTheDinosaurs · 10/08/2018 09:50

Different mix, but we went for English first name and Chinese middle name, sometimes call her by either. Is that an option, as PPs have suggested?

MachineBee · 10/08/2018 08:09

I had a friend with mixed parentage called Ruby. I thought it was a lovely name that mixed her Asian heritage with an old fashioned English name.

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