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muslim/arabic baby girl name needed asap!!

33 replies

yummytummy · 28/03/2011 19:49

hiya have just had beautiful dd 6 days ago but only had boys names as was really sure she was a he! need something simple and pretty, maybe starting with 's' eg like sara, sofia etc.

need a name soonish as plan to have the aqiqa (naming ceremony) in few days.

all suggestions much appreciated! thanks

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belgo · 28/03/2011 19:51

Seline

belgo · 28/03/2011 19:52

Saida with the 2 dots over the i.

belgo · 28/03/2011 19:53

oh and congratulations on your new baby girl.

PurveyorOfWoo · 28/03/2011 19:56

Zara

bulby · 28/03/2011 19:59

Zahara is beautiful

saadia · 28/03/2011 20:00

Saadia
Salima
Safa
Saba
Sameera
Saima
Sufia

nailak · 28/03/2011 20:00

theres soo many!!! lol whats important you when choosin? how about zara, hanna, hawwa, leila, amber, mya,

oh they dont start with s

sameena
sabrina
sabia
saira
sanna
sarena (or zerena)
shysta/shaista
shakira
sonia
sheila
summar

Blu · 28/03/2011 20:02

Suryaya / Soroya

juneau · 28/03/2011 20:03

Khadija

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yummytummy · 28/03/2011 20:07

thankyou, some great ideas here, keep them coming!!!
main thing is something which sounds pretty and has a nice meaning.

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belgo · 28/03/2011 20:10

Simcha, it means joy.

nailak · 28/03/2011 20:13

if meanin is the important thin out of the list i would choose maryam

fuzzywuzzy · 28/03/2011 20:24

Khadeeja
Fatima
Zaahra
Sumaiyyah
Zainab
Salma
Maryam
Aasiya
Asma
Aisha
Noor
Daniya
Jannah
Iman
Ridwana
Yasmin

Not all S tho.

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter, may she grow to be the light of her parents eyes.

tiptoptally · 28/03/2011 20:27

Amara? Asha? Kahli (pronounced Kah-lie, not sure how it's spelt), also love Samia, Saraya and Sahra.

Congrtulations!

reup · 28/03/2011 20:29

Siba. Not sure of meaning though

bristols · 28/03/2011 20:30

Soraya? Amira? Amina? Tammana?

Giselle99 · 28/03/2011 23:50

Sadia
Zahara
Rania
Ayesha
Soraya
Yasmin

BornAgainDomesticGoddess · 29/03/2011 03:25

Sara.

Firawla · 29/03/2011 14:08

what about sabria / sabriya? that meaning is nice (patient) and i think its a lovely name, not too common, but easy for people to pronounce etc
i wanted that for a girl but i am having a boy
and congrats on your dd!

chibi · 29/03/2011 14:11

zainab

exexpat · 29/03/2011 14:22

How about Scheherezade? I know one (Iranian origin, but I think it's also an arabic name) - she gets called Shari for short.

Or Farah is nice.

oftenpurple · 29/03/2011 14:39

I love Salma, which means safe. Also quite keen on Sumaiya although I don't believe things ended well for the 'original' Sumaiya. It's literal translation is woman who listens well and I like how it sounds.

Congratulations, whatever you decide.

pranma · 29/03/2011 15:59

Selen
Serra[my dgs]
Beren

pranma · 29/03/2011 16:00

I meant dgd of course