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Indian / Irish names

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Fatima7 · 29/09/2008 20:26

Any ideas for boys and girls names that will cross both cultures? Feel it's important for our child to inherit something from both of us. Ideas welcome

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Leannabanana · 27/03/2009 08:23

Asha - means hope in sanskrit but sounds a bit irish too....

ickletickle · 26/03/2009 22:23

bob

LaDiDaDi · 26/03/2009 21:24

I like both Neela and Nuala for a girl.

brightonbaby · 26/03/2009 21:22

Tara crosses both cultures. It's a very Irish name meaning the 'hill' where the Kings sat and also means 'bright star' in Hindi (or Sanskrit).

mrsleroyjethrogibbs · 25/03/2009 09:35

well I am asian and we used my middle name for dds'middle name so we are both called
Nazrine
It is a muslim name although it does have christian connotations

MarchNowFebMum · 25/03/2009 09:32

I am German, my husband Indian. We could not finds one that crossed both worlds AND we both liked but here are some possibilities:

Leila/Lela/Lila/Laila
Seren/Zarin
Meera/Mira/Amira
Mila/Meela/Milla
Kira/Kiri/ Kiara
Mallory/Mahlori

I thought Farrah was a nice suggestion.

I really liked Kiran/Ciaran/Kieran, that would have liked been the name if we had a boy.

I only have girls names! We ended up doing a Indian first name and a German/family name as middle. Her last name is Indian and I think this is important - this is not our last name but for instance Elizabeth Patel sounds off.

cbhatia · 24/03/2009 22:21

My husband is indian, I'm Irish, we insist our kids names are both, and I've been able to make both my mom and his mom happy w/ the names we've chosen My son is Deven, My daughter Shyla, my future child will be Shaan if it is a boy, Ava or Ela if it is a girl, another boy options: Kiran, Cole another girl option: Ena, Kira, Kiara, Neala, Alisha

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Fatima7 · 03/02/2009 13:36

Thanks everyone for their suggestions, liking quite a few of them - but we can't seem to agree. My partner is Neil, so that's out and he is stuck on Joseph / Yusef which has significance in both families, but I'm not keen on as 1st name (we are convinced it will be a boy) Girls names seem to be much easier.
Thanks,

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Diva0507 · 03/01/2009 20:57

amina is my fav name, arabic i think

cheltmum · 03/01/2009 18:58

My children are also from a mixed Irish/Indian background and we tried like you to find names which worked in both cultures. What we found was that it's easy if you have girls - there's Tara, Nina and Anita for starters. It's much more tricky if you have boys. Neil works in both countries, but I don't like it personally. The only other ideas we could come up with were Indian names which could be shortened to English names eg. Robindra (Robin), Harvinder (Harvey), Harinder (Harry). I do know of one little boy called Alekshander, in an attempt to make his name sound both Indian and English.

As for me, I had two boys and after much debate they ended up with Indian first names and English middle names - but they use their middle names, so are known as Max and Sam!

Hope this helps.

audley · 02/01/2009 19:22

The best girls name I can come up with is Janna - reward or present in from al-janna in the Koran and Jana - in Irish means God is Gracious. Pronounced the same way according to some quick surfing anyway! Pretty names

LiffeyAnnaLivia · 02/01/2009 18:14

Neil/Neal Ciaran/Kiran

Rowan/Rohan

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Fatima7 · 02/01/2009 18:13

Please keep your suggestions coming in for Indian / Irish names as we have yet to find anything we are definite on, so the more ideas the better! Many thanks,

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Liffey · 05/10/2008 20:28

Sarah works. Farrah?

Liffey · 05/10/2008 20:27

Rowan/Rohan
Kieran/Kiran
Neel/Neil (sorry not sure how Indian Neil is spelt but I know there is a name pronounced the same.)

heather1980 · 30/09/2008 22:21

i know a muslim girl called maryam, can't get more irish than mary!

Boulders · 30/09/2008 19:03

If you want a Muslim name then you would be best to look at a crossover name which is from Islam and Christianity. I don't think there are any Islamic and Irish names that are the same but could be wrong! But lots of Biblical names are used in Ireland, the ones I can think of that are also Islamic are Adam, Zakariya, Miriam, Sara.

cremolafoam · 30/09/2008 18:36

Shayan ( intelligent/Hindi)
Seamus or Sean j( James or John in Irish)

cremolafoam · 30/09/2008 18:32

Aanya- which means gracious in Hindi
Aine( pronounced Anya) Fairy Queen in Celtic folklore

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Fatima7 · 30/09/2008 18:29

The first name is particularly important and we feel there will be ones that will have identity for both, so will keep thinking. Cheers

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themildmannneredjanitor · 30/09/2008 18:26

i don't think there are any names that are irish/indian.
as suggested maybe the best bet would one of each?

combustiblelemon · 30/09/2008 18:24

Lena/Lina for a girl?

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Fatima7 · 30/09/2008 17:45

Hey everyone, thanks for your responses, lots of good ideas - keep them coming in please - giving us something to think about. We have until April, so lots of thinking time. We are wanting names that are Irish / Indian but from Muslim background in particular. Many many thanks!

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MrsMattie · 30/09/2008 10:28

Why not give your child a first name from one culture and a middle name from the other, rather than a made-up sounding name?

Brightfield · 30/09/2008 10:25

Arun/Arran