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Arabic/muslim boys and girls names choices!

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Judgejudysno1fan · 28/11/2025 12:24

Please tell me your favourites.
This is my list for spring baby 2026!

For girls

Maimoona (my moon ah)
Sulayka (sue lake ah)
Khalisa (car lisa)
Fatima
Yasmin
Yasmeen
Qamara (Ka marra )
Habiba (ha bee ba)
Alanna
Sadiya
Nadia
Humaida
Samara
Sofia

For boys

Khalid
Musa
Kaseem
Qaseem
Farook
Ibraheem
Yusuf

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NormaSars · 29/11/2025 10:12

Khalisa (car lisa) - not with that pronunciation. Kh isn't a C sound.
Khalid will get mangled - Car-lead, Har-lead, Kal-id...
(non-rhotic Rs)

Habiba is too much
Musa - banana

PixellatedPixie · 29/11/2025 08:47

Sofia is lovely but it is very, very common now. One of my daughter’s has about five in her year.
Khalisa and Samara are soooo beautiful sounding and not overused.

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Judgejudysno1fan · 29/11/2025 08:43

tallyoh · 29/11/2025 06:49

I know an Amna, which I love.

I think it’s a variant of Amina, which is also lovely.

Amina is nice and Amira also.

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Judgejudysno1fan · 29/11/2025 08:42

user1492757084 · 29/11/2025 05:13

Names I like enough to use, in order ..

Alanna
Sofia
Jasmin

Musa
Quasim - spelt the predictable English way and like the start of Quasimodo who is another positive association.
Khalid

Saying Farook really fast could sound like a swear word.

Other ideas ..

Noor
Ayesha

Lufty
Kamahl

Didn't think about the swear word association with Farook. Oh gosh

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Judgejudysno1fan · 29/11/2025 08:41

Helpmefindmysoul · 28/11/2025 15:49

Alana and Ibraheem although I’d spell it Ibrahim.

What about Noor or Noora for a girl.

What about Adam for a boy or Adnan /Aydin.. boys list is endless.

Already have one child with one of your suggestions. The others are lovely.

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Judgejudysno1fan · 29/11/2025 08:40

KnickerlessParsons · 28/11/2025 15:42

Sulayka - love it
Qamara - like it
Habiba - love it
Alanna - thought this was an Irish name!
Sadiya - like it
Samara - love it

Musa - love it
Farook - like it
Ibraheem - love it

Well I am an Irish Muslim hahaha 😆

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tallyoh · 29/11/2025 06:49

I know an Amna, which I love.

I think it’s a variant of Amina, which is also lovely.

user1492757084 · 29/11/2025 05:13

Names I like enough to use, in order ..

Alanna
Sofia
Jasmin

Musa
Quasim - spelt the predictable English way and like the start of Quasimodo who is another positive association.
Khalid

Saying Farook really fast could sound like a swear word.

Other ideas ..

Noor
Ayesha

Lufty
Kamahl

BeNoisyFish · 28/11/2025 15:49

I like Nadia and Samara.
Yusuf for boys.

Helpmefindmysoul · 28/11/2025 15:49

Alana and Ibraheem although I’d spell it Ibrahim.

What about Noor or Noora for a girl.

What about Adam for a boy or Adnan /Aydin.. boys list is endless.

KnickerlessParsons · 28/11/2025 15:42

Sulayka - love it
Qamara - like it
Habiba - love it
Alanna - thought this was an Irish name!
Sadiya - like it
Samara - love it

Musa - love it
Farook - like it
Ibraheem - love it

176509user · 28/11/2025 15:36

Yasmin
Habiba
Sofia

Musa
Farook

24Dogcuddler · 28/11/2025 15:23

Congratulations.
If you are in the UK I’d avoid any that are likely to be mispronounced or need correcting. The ones with brackets.
I like Samara and Sofia.
I really would avoid Fatima even though I’m aware of its significance.
I like Kaseem and Yusuf.

ByDreamyMintNewt · 28/11/2025 12:37

My favourites:
Yasmine
Alanna
Nadia
Samara
Sofia

Khalid
Yusuf

But these are also probably the names that I encounter most frequently.