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Opinions from non Muslims please

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thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 10:24

As a muslim with keeping names these days I always try to get the opinions of others and how theyd pronounce especially non muslims so i get an idea for school etc. I had a beautiful baby boy snd the name we like is "Huraith" pronounced hu-ray-th, has a lovely meaning too. I've never heard of it and main thing is me and my husband love it and it suits baby. Full name would be Huraith Hasham. Ofcourse there's always a few people who have said its weird and two have said it sounds like hurray which makes you doubt yourself!! Anyones name can be butchered these days but for me as long as it isn't overly butchered or turned into something awful im not bothered . What do you think please 🥰 thankyou

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Init4thecatz · 23/05/2025 18:37

I love the name, but in a boys school he will probably get a small number linking it to 'hooray'. It's not a negative, there aren't really any jokes that can be made of it... but boys will do it with virtually every name.

TheBlueUniform · 23/05/2025 18:11

It’s a lovely name OP. Congratulations

MagicalMystical · 23/05/2025 18:11

Lovely name ❤️ congratulations xx

Ferretedaway · 23/05/2025 18:10

Automatically not automat 🙄

Ferretedaway · 23/05/2025 18:09

I’ve not heard the name before but automat pronounced it exactly as you spelled it out. Congratulations on your new baby boy ❤️

kmurray1 · 23/05/2025 17:16

It’s lovely and I think it sounds great with your surname. Congratulations!

Obeseandashamed · 23/05/2025 13:18

Beautiful name!

TallulahBetty · 23/05/2025 13:17

Yes, I assumed it would be Her-rayth. I like it!

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DramaAlpaca · 22/05/2025 14:51

What a lovely name. Definitely go for it.

Thewolvesarerunningagain · 22/05/2025 14:49

I think it’s lovely but …. There’s a welsh word Hiraeth which is similar. Means homesickness/ nostalgia. If that’s not likely to be an issue for you then it’s a great name

thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 14:15

@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon scholar **

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thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 14:14

@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon I actually thought the exact same then when I asked a scholarship he said its pronounced the other way which I actually prefer. Thankyou!

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Brandyb · 22/05/2025 14:09

I think it's a lovely name and also had no problems pronouncing it. Congrats!

Andoutcomethewolves · 22/05/2025 14:06

It's a nice name and obvious how to pronounce - just as it's written!

Congrats on little Huraith 😊

MatildaMovesMountains · 22/05/2025 14:06

Beautiful name, and congratulations on your baby!!! 🥰💐❤️

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 22/05/2025 14:05

I didn't pronounce it right, I went Hur ray th as I added an extra ' r '
but if I actually heard it I wouldn't get it wrong again.

Lovely name.

thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 14:02

@Artart oh wow that says alot and is a compliment in a way. Thank you so much x

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MilesOfMotivation · 22/05/2025 14:01

Doesn't seem complicated to me - I would have pronounced it as you do. Go for it!

thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 14:00

@User37482 that's great to hear thankyou so much x

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thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 13:59

@Mauvehoodie thankyou very much ! X

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thepurgebegins · 22/05/2025 13:59

@tinaabbot I said the same thing about the successful part haha 🥰 thankyou xx

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Mauvehoodie · 22/05/2025 13:43

That's a really lovely name. It's written how it's pronounced so I'd have said it how you say it. Nothing wrong with it sounding very slightly like hurray but it wouldn't pop into my head.

SquigglePigs · 22/05/2025 13:08

I think it’s lovely and read it to myself with the same pronunciation as you said.

AnneMarieW · 22/05/2025 13:05

I would pronounce it as you said OP, as that seems the most obvious phonetically. Lovely name and I love the alliteration with your surname - really memorable. I don’t think it sounding a bit like “Hurray” is at all a big deal - it’s a positive word after all.

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