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Modern sounding Muslim baby boy names please :)

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Sleeplessemma · 17/05/2021 07:39

Hi all,

I’ve just found out I’m having a baby boy, so I’d love some more modern sounding baby names suggestions. The reason I say modern is my family are white British so are very hostile to anything ‘too exotic’ (for want of a better phrase). My hubby’s family is quite large so a lot of names have been taken:

Already gone is zakariya, ali, Harris, kamran, zaid, zayn, zayyan, isa, musa (and about a million others)

So far we like: Deen, Aydin /Aiden and Rayan.

Any other suggestions? We already have girl named Ayah XX

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Sharioo · 17/05/2021 13:04

Deen and Aiden are perfect. We picked easy to spell / pronounce names for our list Asif, Amir, Zahid, Zayn, Imran but we also gave English middle names. Loved Riaz but PIL’s couldn’t / wouldn’t pronounce it. Hard to please everyone and it has to suit the baby too.

FedNlanders · 17/05/2021 12:51

Sofien?

finallymightbehappening · 17/05/2021 12:40

Firas

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Sleeplessemma · 17/05/2021 12:32

@CorvusPurpureus, I think I’d get confused with an English and Muslim name lol, that’s why we’d like something that ticks both boxes.

Adam would be a great choice, but I’ve known a few who I didn’t like so they’ve spoiled the name for me.

Xx

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Shmithecat2 · 17/05/2021 09:26

Saif?

Shmithecat2 · 17/05/2021 09:26

@CorvusPurpureus

I'm in the ME, & a lot of parents choose names that are either straightforward for English speakers to pronounce, or translate easily to English versions, as they expect their dc to study in the U.K./US.

Popular boy choices:
Adam/Adham
Youssef (nn Joe)
Ibrahim
Omar
Sherif

Or could you pick an English name from your family & go for an equivalent meaning?

Eg Luke ---> Noor (both mean light)?

Ooh, Omar is a great shout, beautiful name!
Shmithecat2 · 17/05/2021 09:25

Faraz is lovely. Also Adham.

CorvusPurpureus · 17/05/2021 09:24

I'm in the ME, & a lot of parents choose names that are either straightforward for English speakers to pronounce, or translate easily to English versions, as they expect their dc to study in the U.K./US.

Popular boy choices:
Adam/Adham
Youssef (nn Joe)
Ibrahim
Omar
Sherif

Or could you pick an English name from your family & go for an equivalent meaning?

Eg Luke ---> Noor (both mean light)?

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Sleeplessemma · 17/05/2021 09:21

@Zarene, zakkariya has already been taken unfortunately but it’s a lovely name!

I like Laith though xx

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Sleeplessemma · 17/05/2021 09:20

@Chunkymenrock, I appreciate the suggestion but it’s important that our children have Muslim names with a good meaning. Islamically you can give your child any name as long as it has a good meaning that doesn’t related to another religion I.e. Christian. But for us, we want a Muslim name x

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ClaudiaAndTheCauldron · 17/05/2021 09:10

Ramsey?

Zarene · 17/05/2021 09:09

Laith and Zachariah are my top choices, in similar circumstances.

toffeebutterpopcorn · 17/05/2021 08:48

Not necessarily intolerant. GF hummmmed and hawed at a suggested religious name for DS (and he was a very religious man). He thought it was not appropriate - not only because I’m not Muslim and we live in the U.K. (with DHs surname). And all his kids had very classic names too.

mumulala · 17/05/2021 08:45

Faris

Also wanted to say sorry for your parents intolerant attitude, that must be hard for you.

toffeebutterpopcorn · 17/05/2021 08:44

Our religious family members have all gone for ‘classic’ rather than religious names. Ones that work on both cultures. Even the very religious ones.

fourquenelles · 17/05/2021 08:39

Eamon?

theweebabydonkey · 17/05/2021 08:39

Farran/Fahran - meaning joy/happy/glad ?

cheesecrackerz · 17/05/2021 08:31

Adam
Kerim
Ayuub
Zahid
Idris

babba2014 · 17/05/2021 08:31

Adam

Chunkymenrock · 17/05/2021 08:31

As your daughter has a Muslim name, I'd give your next child a British name. Both sides of their heritage equally represented.

StColumbofNavron · 17/05/2021 08:28

Definitely. I’m not South Asian and it just isn’t done where I am from.

We always immediately agreed on lovely girls names and boys were so hard, and we had 3 of them!

ItsReallyOnlyMe · 17/05/2021 08:26

Aran

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Sleeplessemma · 17/05/2021 08:25

@StColumbofNavron still I think it’s a very similar cultural thing with names ie Mohammed xx

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StColumbofNavron · 17/05/2021 08:24

Close. Bangladesh.

PhannyPharts · 17/05/2021 08:20

I think Rayan is fabulous