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Muslim boy names- help me please

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Sleeplessem · 23/10/2021 21:11

I think I posted about this before, but I’m nearly 36 weeks and we still have no names, so MN to the rescue! So to set the scene, I’m white brit and dh is brit pakistani. V large extended family on dh side means all the names id choose from the big book of Muslim baby names are gone (Zachariah, Haris, shoaib, kamran, Adam, Ali, layth, zayan, Ismail, ayan etc)

People keep on crapping on the names we / I do like. None of DH know we’re having a boy but they’ve crapped on them in passing. They are also hypercritical because of my heritage (we’ll leave that one there and not touch it because it’s a whole other thread)

My family are also quite Britain first in their mentality (again whole other thread) Neither mental side’s feeling will be strictly paid attention too but tbh I can do without the grief we got for DDs name on both sides, it was f’ing relentless.

So so far we like kinda but not properly.::

Aiden or aydin

Deen but spelt Dean

Asher

Rayan- my family would def have a problem with this name but aside from that it’s v v popular- I know about 4/5 people with a son called rayan so it dulls it a little for me.

It’s this or succumb to the footballer names DH keeps on suggesting

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biscuitsnotbaby · 30/10/2021 07:29

Iskandar (Arabic form of Alexander)

Qasimir (you could spell it Casimir if you wanted Cass as a nn)

Mirza

Feroz

Ibrahim

Haroun

Timur (nn Tim)

If you’re willing to think laterally, Jordan? Or another geographical name.

Mimmi78 · 30/10/2021 06:53

Pamir? Amin?

SpeakingFranglais · 30/10/2021 06:47

Darius

HereWeGoAgains · 30/10/2021 06:38

I have a Muslim friend who has a Noah.

Beachloveramy · 30/10/2021 03:45

I'm in a Similar position - I'm white British (similar kind of family) and my husband is black African Muslim.

We called our son Zayne Adam - technically Zayne wasn't spelt the Muslim way but we preferred it to Zain.

Lots of nephews with names such as Amir and trying to think of a name for the next child is impossible if we have another boy.

I loved Zak but husband doesn't like it.

M0rT · 30/10/2021 00:54

I'm Irish and I've seen three names with really similar spellings of names I think of as Irish suggested. Aidan (v popular here and not teased, also Aids is not a slagging for children born ten years ago, nevermind now. I'm going to guess it was your parents generation who made that comment) Cian and Dara are all really common Irish names.
It's a small world.
I'd pick Suleiman, it's such a cool name. And Sully is a cool nickname.
Would it be ok to name your son after your DH? It's pretty common here but maybe it's not the done thing in your families?

RAFHercules · 30/10/2021 00:09

Aidens got aids, He'd be teased and called gayden
Sorry, you lost me at this OP. Angry
Have you tried educating your ignorant relative as to why that is offensive.

FancyNan · 29/10/2021 23:50

Bilal
Hilal
Ilyas/Elias
Nuh/Noah
Musa/Moses

FancyNan · 29/10/2021 23:46

The boys in my circle are named as follows:
Haroon/Aaron
Yusuf/Josrph
Idris
Amaan
Yunus
Jibreel/Gabriel
Mikhael/Michael
Rafi
Zayne
Adnan
Ali
Ayaan
Zulfiker
Adam
Benyamin/Benjamin
Isaac
Ismael/Ishmael
Taha
Yaseen
Adhil
Mahir
Nabil

Waterlemon · 29/10/2021 23:34

Hadi
Zakir
Omar
Yacob
Shaan
Rohan
Yusuf
Yunas
Yasin or Yasir

I was trying to think of names that crossover from the Torah/old Testament or names that sound like nicknames, plus I’ve added the names of some boys that I know.

CatsArePeople · 29/10/2021 23:02

Hamza

Muffinsandfruitcakes · 28/10/2021 14:49

Congratulations on your pregnancy. I can only think of:
Saif
Syed
Fayez
Rehan

Bananarice · 28/10/2021 14:22

Mustafa
Khidir
Adnan

FartnissEverbeans · 26/10/2021 19:58

How about:

Dara or Dana
Shad or Shaden
Jad

ablutiions · 26/10/2021 09:19

Stop testing the names with family members. You and DH need to discuss and decide in private.

Tell people his name, only after he's born, and registered. If they make rude comments then, call them out on being rude and disrespectful.

Congratulations by the way, how very exciting !

ScotsMumOf4 · 26/10/2021 08:13

I forgot I like bilal and bayram too

ScotsMumOf4 · 26/10/2021 08:06

@Sleeplessem I had thought it was an Irish name when I first heard it. I liked baykal, Khalil and Ash too. Boys names are so difficult and I didn't help myself overthinking all the ways kids could make fun of his name 🙈 I'm ignoring the connection with Erin as I love his name so much

SleepingStandingUp · 25/10/2021 23:51

Come off it, if someone tells you your kid has a stupid name it’s upsetting. I don’t mean you go home and cry for hours, but is it perturbing, yes. trust me I've had lots of comments about my kids names, in rl and on here. If I was put off a name by a single remark they'd still be wandering around as twin 1 and twin 2.

So yes, if you're going to let every single opinion impact you enough to stop you using a name you love, you do. Worry about yours and your husbands opinions. And don't spend time with people who will openly mock your daughters name

Knackeredmommy · 25/10/2021 23:03

I've taught quite a few of thd names mentioned but do like,
Nasim
Ishaq (Eeshaq)
Haaris
Ridwan
Musa
Ibrahim
Adam
Laith
Riyan
Asher (is Hebrew name too)

Moonbeambliss · 25/10/2021 22:39

Raazi
Zaam
Kian
Jawad
Sarim
Yosef
Muaaz
Idrees
Zahir
Adem
Mustafa

Cervicalflop · 25/10/2021 21:34

A muslim lad near us was named Saklaine, (unsure if correct spelling). To my mind its a beautiful name and not one I had heard before.

Sleeplessem · 25/10/2021 21:27

@ScotsMumOf4

My partner is Muslim. We are due a boy in 4 weeks and we are naming him Eren Thomas. I found it incredibly difficult choosing a suitable name
That’s a lovely name! Sounds quite Celtic! We must be due around the same time ❤️
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Sleeplessem · 25/10/2021 21:26

@SleepingStandingUp

Then you really do need to toughen up. Any name you pick, someone isn't going to like it or there will be a character on TV you don't like with it etc.
Come off it, if someone tells you your kid has a stupid name it’s upsetting. I don’t mean you go home and cry for hours, but is it perturbing, yes.

I don’t need to ‘toughen up’ but thanks 👍🏻

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southlondoner02 · 25/10/2021 21:17

I like Faris and Khalil (nickname) Khal

ScotsMumOf4 · 25/10/2021 21:07

My partner is Muslim. We are due a boy in 4 weeks and we are naming him Eren Thomas. I found it incredibly difficult choosing a suitable name

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