I want a stealth Arabic name

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We live in the ME, and I thought it would be nice to have an Arabic middle name to reflect that.

Dh says that would be impossibly naff.

So, what I need is a name that he thinks is a nice normal name, but secretly I know it has Arabic meaning or connection.

Oh, and it doesn't have to be too normal - we have fairly off the wall names for our kids, but it mustn't be obviously Arabic or dh will veto on naffness grounds.

I quite like Basil.

Don't do it.He'll always be pulled out of the line and searched at airports!

Searched for what? Tasty herbs?

LOl no not with basil, but he may have to put up with a few 'Manuel' jokes!

I know a Muslim girl called Amelia.

Sabrina
Salma
Amira

Lina and Liyana are also Muslim girl names I know.

Have you tried looking here ? Lots of stealth Muslim names to choose from.

How about Omar?

girls;

Leila
Suraya
Aida
Esme
Saira

boys;

Omar
Ezra
Amar
Malik
Reuf
Zacheriah

Lulu!

Sabrina

My friends youngest is Madina - known as Madi.

Sarah

Karima, for a girl?

Rona

Rubi

lana

Leena

Girls
Sophie/Sophia
Amalia
Ada
Dania (pr dhaneeya)
Hana
Sara
Zara
Tamara
Maria

Boys
Daniel
Adam
Mikail

fairydoll Sun 26-Jun-11 19:26:26
Don't do it.He'll always be pulled out of the line and searched at airports!

Did nobody else notice that then? Offensive, much?

Friends have DSs called Hardy and Haris. Apparently Hardy is muslim, but I don't know what it means. Ali/Ally? Zachariya/Zachary?

Yeah, I noticed that Eric but decided to politely misunderstand, I mean she couldn't really be making that joke, could she?