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FindaPenny · 18/04/2020 11:11

Hi everyone, I'm due very soon and we have left it a surprise as to whether it's a boy or girl, but we are really struggling with boys names.
We have an Arab/British background which is making it really hard... I tend to like Western names, husband Arabic names, although he isn't incredibly fond of those either.

He likes the name Ammar, sort or pronounced Amm ma. I don't hate it but I feel it sounds a bit feminine.... Pretty sure we won't use it for a first name but maybe middle.... What do you think of it? The meaning is 'one who brings a place back to life' which is nice.

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Ineedabreak19 · 19/04/2020 05:47

Adam, Zakariah, Idris, Yunus, Yusuf, Mikael (most of the Biblical names have an equivalent)

Yasmina, Nouriya, Zakia, Zara, Amaal, Hannah, Sara, Souriyah, Zaiynab, Mariam, Rania

AgentCooper · 18/04/2020 18:52

I was wondering how you’d pronounce Ammar like Amma then it occurred to me as a Scot that we don’t drop the r at the end Grin

I’ve worked with loads of students from Arabic speaking countries and my favourites are:

Girls: Amal, Nura/Noura, Nadiya, Miral, Alaa, Mashael

Boys: Abdulaziz because you can shorten to either Abdi or Aziz which are both lovely and Saleh

slinkysaluki · 18/04/2020 18:46

I like Soraya for a girl and Omar for s boy

WaktiWapnasi · 18/04/2020 15:57

Idris
Faris
Adam
Malik

HowCowBrownNow · 18/04/2020 15:53

How about Danyaal? Sounds like Daniel.

MikeUniformMike · 18/04/2020 15:41

I'd pick something you like OP.
Assuming the baby will get the father's surname, you should get the last word on the first name.

Hotwaterbottlelove · 18/04/2020 15:40

I've only ever heard Ammar being pronounced with a very clear and usually rolled r at the end. Which I like. I've not come across your version. I don't like it as much.

I like Yuseph, Idrise, Omar, Zain, Zakariah and Haroon

merryhouse · 18/04/2020 15:26

Could you spell it Amar? and maybe lengthen the second a slightly so as to make it obvious it's not a schwa (like Jafar rather than Jaffa).

JillGoodacre · 18/04/2020 14:37

Sorry for typos

JillGoodacre · 18/04/2020 14:36

I'm in the middle east two and work at a nursery.
Love Rayan for a boy and also love Ammar ( Taught two and they were both absolute sweeties ). I also like Meshari as a bays name and Fahad.
For girls I like Badriyah, Loulwah, Ghaliah and Hadiyah

GrumpyHoonMain · 18/04/2020 14:27

Amma means mother in most Asian / middle eastern languages. While it’s considered an appropriate name for a girl (in the same way as Bibi might be) I do think it lacks imagination.

Lordfrontpaw · 18/04/2020 13:12

Amme (Ammah) is Farsi for ‘aunty’ so I’m ammapaws.

spookybitches · 18/04/2020 12:55

I live in Abu Dhabi so my view of Arabic names is probably a lot more in tune than most brits, but Ammar is very much a male name.

I quite like the following
Omar
Zaid
Majed
Khalil

Ohhgreat · 18/04/2020 12:10

Amma is the name of a blue elephant with a jamaican accent in the kids tv program Bing. You'll probably end up watch a lot of Bing so work out if you want you child to share a name with one of the characters!

GrumpyHoonMain · 18/04/2020 12:08

Jonah?

PaulinePetrovaPosey · 18/04/2020 12:06

Aidan
Zak
Samir
Mosa
Haris
Gabriel / Jibriel
Ibrahim (I know a gorgeous little Ibby)

Dinadarius · 18/04/2020 11:46

Hi check out:
www.arabicenglishbabynames.com

It lists all Arabic names that work in English.

Good luck

TheVanguardSix · 18/04/2020 11:44

And there's Rafi.

I love Riyaan. Probably because DS (18) best friend in the world is Riyaan and I love him like my own son.

Omar is probably my favourite Arabic name (male)

TheVanguardSix · 18/04/2020 11:40

Zaki

Treanor · 18/04/2020 11:36

What about Omar?

1forsorrow · 18/04/2020 11:35

How about Ayman, I know an Irish/Arab couple who went for it as it is fine in both cultures although Irish spelling is different.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 18/04/2020 11:34

Someone else asked this a few years ago OP

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/1465870-Arabic-yet-English-sounding-boys-names

Elouera · 18/04/2020 11:34

Is the surname Arabic also? Another option is obviously an Arabic middle name.

  • Jasmine, Leyla/Laila, Amara, Amina, Sara (not pronounced Sarah), Zara, Anisa
  • Adam, Omar
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FindaPenny · 18/04/2020 11:32

Thanks for the positive opinions... Probably won't show them to my husband 😂

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Lordfrontpaw · 18/04/2020 11:32

Where is he from - maybe a classic name from there?

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