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Muslim boys’ names ideas

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stanley10 · 15/05/2020 12:15

My husband’s family are Pakistani, mine are white British. Any ideas for nice Muslim names that won’t be mispronounced by my family?! Bonus points for names that exist in both cultures...

So far we like: Eesa/ Issa, Tobias, Laith, Noah.

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PiratePetespajamas · 20/04/2021 13:47

Gabriel? Jabril in Arabic but lovely either way.

QwertyGirly · 20/04/2021 13:41

I like Karim

Novid19 · 20/04/2021 13:38

Ah this is an old post! My baby is 11 months now, his name is Laith. Smile

Baffledma · 19/04/2021 22:00

But also love Zayn

Baffledma · 19/04/2021 21:59

Shahrayed

Edenember · 19/04/2021 21:54

Rohan? You’d have to be sure you were happy with the inevitable English Rowan pronunciation, but as long as you were happy with that it would work beautifully.

cerealgamechanger · 19/04/2021 20:45

I've had a lifetime of correcting my name and was loathe to choose a complex name for my DC that people not from my culture couldn't pronounce. Names I like are:

Harris (Arabic and Scottish). Means 'guardian/protector'
Karim- Arabic name meaning 'noble/honourable'
Rumi- after the infamous mystic saint
Kamran (or Cameron I'm spelling)?
Daniel (pronounced Daniyaal)
Aslan- Turkish name meaning 'Lion'
Mikaeel (Arabic equivalent of Michael- can be spelled in various ways)
Sikander- Persian equivalent of Alexander
Nael- Arabic name meaning 'brave/strong/courageous'
Rayyan (or Ryan)- depending on how it's spelled can mean 'one of the gates of paradise' or 'wisdom'.

Names that have a positive/lovely meaning are what's preferred in Pakistani/Muslim households.

There are so many more!

SE13Mummy · 19/04/2021 20:21

Adam
Caspar
Ibrahim
Ishmael
Isaac
Jed
Noah
Rafi
Sami
Zaki

I've taught Muslim boys with all of these names, some with different spellings.

PerspicaciousGreen · 19/04/2021 18:34

I know a lovely little Ibrahim in a mixed family. It might seem long, but it's a familiar name to British ears unlike Eesa or Zaki.

romdowa · 19/04/2021 17:34

Omar has to be my absolute favourite Muslim name.

SamanthaGregors · 19/04/2021 17:28

I am a very supportive mum and my son came out as transgender (girl to boy) and we are going out to get his hair cut! ❤️

HopeWish · 20/05/2020 19:15

I teach a Laith and he is the loveliest pupil I have ever taught!

I really like the name Imran.

LadyGAgain · 18/05/2020 22:55

Riaz
Would Kaelan work?

Haz1516 · 18/05/2020 22:09

Rayan
Adan
Aran
Sami
Yassine

SionnachRua · 18/05/2020 18:13

In Persian there is also the name Aryan which I highly favour as well

It's a nice sounding name but I'd say no, too many neo-Nazi connotations there.

SavageBeauty73 · 18/05/2020 17:49

I love the name Zayn

daphnerose · 18/05/2020 17:47

In Persian there is also the name Aryan which I highly favour as well

daphnerose · 18/05/2020 17:46

I am Persian (excuse the username as it is not my real name) so I love thinking of Arabic/Persian names.

Ozair - The Arabic form of Ezra
Eesa
Musa - Moses
Ibrahim - Abraham
Yunis/Jonas
Zachariah
Jacob (the j is pronounced as a y)
Yusuf
Masud
Zaki
Zahid
Nasser/Nasir
Farris
Ayman
Hamza/Humza

badtime · 16/05/2020 11:27

I gave one of my sons the middle name Dara as it is both Persian and Irish (I'm Irish), but it is well known in England.
I also liked Kayvan.

wishing3 · 16/05/2020 09:39

Kamran,Adam and Zain are names in their own right from both your cultures. I like Ayaan.

Squidgyflump · 15/05/2020 23:22

Yacine

IHateCoronavirus · 15/05/2020 23:11

Zaki is quite cute too

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stanley10 · 15/05/2020 21:04

Thanks all- these are great!

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ElaineMarieBenes · 15/05/2020 19:02

I love the name Eisa (this is the spelling of a friends name).

I also really like Saif & Ismail

A friend (whose husband is Palestinian) called her son Adam

FindaPenny · 15/05/2020 17:55

Kamran is a Pakistani name and it would work in the UK too.

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