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Help with baby girl name

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EdgyHedgehog · 13/05/2025 11:10

So our baby is due very soon, we have a shortlist of names, but still can't pick one, for me nothing seems quite right, but maybe I just need to choose one and get used to it. Our family is also mixed heritage, Arabic, Irish and Turkish so looking for a name that will work across cultures.
So far our shortlist/ long list is

Farah
Lana
Seren
Arel
Zadie
Emel
Tulin

What do you think, and open to ideas. Thank you ☺️

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OneDeftBlueFinch · 13/05/2025 12:46

EdgyHedgehog · 13/05/2025 11:10

So our baby is due very soon, we have a shortlist of names, but still can't pick one, for me nothing seems quite right, but maybe I just need to choose one and get used to it. Our family is also mixed heritage, Arabic, Irish and Turkish so looking for a name that will work across cultures.
So far our shortlist/ long list is

Farah
Lana
Seren
Arel
Zadie
Emel
Tulin

What do you think, and open to ideas. Thank you ☺️

My daughters are called Maya ( Mya/Mayah/Myah are other spellings ) & Sara
we wanted an Arabic/English name. Farrah is lovely I also like Aliyah x

hyggetyggedotorg · 13/05/2025 12:44

I love Seren but all of your names are pretty. Personally, I wouldn’t choose Lana because of the potential for teasing.

Tooearlytothink · 13/05/2025 12:40

Love Farah & Lana, both beautiful names

Wediblino7 · 13/05/2025 12:38

All very pretty names. Seren is my favourite (possibly slightly biased ☺️)

Not sure how important the cultural thing is for you, though. With it being a Welsh name it wouldn’t quite fit with the ones you’ve stated.

TiredMummma · 13/05/2025 12:36

Ariel is nice, Arel not so much. Farah and Seren are lovely. Tulin is nice

Blixem · 13/05/2025 11:40

I love the name Seren from your list. Would Zara work for you?

Cuppachuchu · 13/05/2025 11:35

Do you mean Ariel?
I love that. There was a song in the 70s Ariel, now I've got it earworming me.

Comedycook · 13/05/2025 11:23

Seren is my favourite from your list

mummysmagicmedicine · 13/05/2025 11:22

Farah- I think is beautiful
Lana- went to school with one and she was teased because of what it is backwards🙈
Seren- gorgeous
Arel- a bit bland compared to the other beautiful names on your list
Zadie- I like but not as beautiful as Farah or Seren
Emel- not for me
Tulin- not for me

I think Farah is absolutely beautiful and so is Seren. The other names are nice but don’t meet up to these xx