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Arabic name

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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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FindaPenny · 18/04/2020 11:30

I like Ben, but husband doesn't. Billy would be the only other that appeals but doubt husband would even like Bilal, let alone Billy🤣
Like Adam, Zain is a very popular name amongst British Arabs. I like sam/Sammy but it's my dad's name so my husband wouldn't want a boy named after him😂

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bridgetreilly · 18/04/2020 11:29

For a middle name, I think it's perfectly fine.

custodiandiscount · 18/04/2020 11:27

I love it, I've taught quite a lot of Ammars in the Middle East and where I live it seems quite common as a male name for people of Pakistani heritage too

It wouldn't even occur to me that it's a girl's name!

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FindaPenny · 18/04/2020 11:25

Thanks for the suggestion tealand... Those are cool names but I would like names that come down a little more in the middle rather than heavily Arabic. We were thinking of Noah as it has an Arabic pronunciation too, but I'm not sure because it seems so popular.

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newmobile · 18/04/2020 11:25

Love the name Zaine really wanted this name for one of our boys. Not from an Arabic background but know boys who are with this name.

CodenameVillanelle · 18/04/2020 11:22

Not for a boy, it sounds feminine tbh.

I know Adam, Zak, Rayan, Hardy, Haris, Ben and Billy (Bilal)

For girls it's easier to find names that are pretty and commonly used in English too - Naima, Zaina, Laila, Aisha, Miriam etc

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FindaPenny · 18/04/2020 11:22

Thanks for the suggestions, we have an Adam in the family and almost every other boy we meet from an Arabic background is called Adam😂

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FindaPenny · 18/04/2020 11:19

Thanks for the reply... I just feel its not unpleasant but its a very soft sounding name.

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tealandseagreen · 18/04/2020 11:19

Since living in the Middle East my favourite names and going on many of the kids in my school who are nice kids:

Girl: Aaliyah, Layla and Joud
Boy: Faisal, Saadiq and Khalifa

Ellmau · 18/04/2020 11:18

What about Adam? That should work for both sides.

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 18/04/2020 11:15

Truthfully?

I didn’t read properly but was about to say “Ammar” sounds a lovely name for a little girl!

So yes - I guess it is a bit feminine.

(Am white British btw so never heard the name before. It sounds a bit like Anna to me - which I also like - hence likening it but thinking it was a girls name.)

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