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Boy's name Armaan or Aryan??

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Lotus8 · 08/06/2020 17:13

Hello All,

My husband and I are looking at names that can work well within the Western communities we live in but also root back to our Asian/Persian/Indian roots. We want a Boys nake starting with A or L letters. What does everyone think of Armaan (pronounced Ar - Marn) or Aryan?

Thank you!

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PaulinePetrovaPosey · 08/06/2020 19:04

Aydan?

GruffyLove · 08/06/2020 18:59

What about Aarian that's quite a well known name

123Dancewithme · 08/06/2020 18:53

Armaan is nice. Definitely not Aryan.

Doubtingmustafa · 08/06/2020 18:17

ameer?

For Arabic/Persian names that work in English check out:

www.arabicenglishbabynames.com

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Lotus8 · 08/06/2020 17:57

Thanks so much everyone!! I googled Aryan earlier today and was quite shocked with the association it had. Felt very ignorant that I did not know this. So I posted here to see whether it was that obvious and turns out it is. So thank you, I will definitely not be naming him that!

Thanks for the suggestion Ayaan, but already have a relative called that.

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Alwaysundecided · 08/06/2020 17:38

Agree with other posters about Aryan,
I know a little boy called Aayan pronounced eye-an which is nice

wizzywig · 08/06/2020 17:22

It may be easier to get away with aryan if you live in an ethnically diverse area. The meaning is lovely, but yeah, i think of hitler.

FizzyGreenWater · 08/06/2020 17:19

Definitely not Aryan! This has hugely negative associations in the west - as Shania says, the 'Aryan' Race was the Nazi term for the favoured, white, 'master' race - so eugenics, Holocaust, far right extremist associations.

Armaan is lovely.

BrokenBrit · 08/06/2020 17:19

Avoid Aryan!

Do you like Ayaan? I think it has a lovely sound.

ShaniaPayne · 08/06/2020 17:16

Aryan might always have unfortunate associations with Hitler and the Master Race for a lot of people.

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Lotus8 · 08/06/2020 17:16

Correction. It is pronounced Ar maaan! Not "man" and the Ar but should not be pronounced as "our" when spoken in a cockney accent lol

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