English sounding Muslim Girls Names???? Plz help :-)

[yasmin85]

Please share some english sounding muslim names. We would like something that is easily pronounced but is still muslim or arabic origin. Many thanks.

a crossover name would be good, one that works in both languages. I don't want the child being bullied in school for a name that I choose..but at the same time I want it to be arabic or persian origin and good meaning. it's a shame a lot of the good names are already taken in the family, I liked Sofia and Zara, but they are already used.

Nazaneen, meaning white flowers, I know it doesn't sound English but its easy to pronounce!

Maria
May
Dina
Eliza
Farah
Yasmin
Mina
Ruby
Sarah
Nadia
Niamah
Selina
Nina
Hannah
Jemima
Layla
Tamara
Zenia

Nora, Leila, Ines, Louisa (short for Lawza: almond), Mona, Sonia, Emma, Sarah, Mina, Myriam are all names given by the Arabic/French community in New York to their children and they are all Muslims so I guess that the names are Arabic (otherwise the children would have to change it).
I especially like Ines, Louisa and Myriam.

Kamilah (Camilla) is a lovely name which is pronounced almost identically in both Arabic and English.

Also love Amira, Nahla (means bumblebee :) ), Zahra. English speakers would just drop the 'h' and say naa-la, zaa-ra etc. I love Qamar which means moon but not very English sounding!

How about Soraya? I suppose it isn't the easiest to say but not hard either and I think it's lovely.

Yasmin
Amina
farah

how does Leena sound??

leena is lovely
just noticed youre Yasmin, i love that name (i never usually look at the names you see)

OP - Whichever name you choose, I suggest you take a moment to consider how to write it. For example, Dina and Miriam will probably look less foreign than Deena or Maryam.

Since you said you like names starting with A, how about:
Aleina/Aleena
Aya
Ayda

A few comments on names mentioned here:
Lara, Selen, and Deniz are Turkish names, not Muslim names
Ines is a French name

Yasmin
Shakira
Nisrine (love this!)
Amira
Amaani

All from friends with British Muslim children.

how does Afia sound??

Not at all English

Aiysha pronounced Eye sha or Aisha because most people call my dd eye ee sha which is very annoying and not right!

Our friends - Irish and packistani backgrounds - have a little girl called Zarin.

I know two Asian girls called Salma

I named My daughter Amira

Saira , Amira, Zara, Maryam/Mariam , Sofia are all lovely names.

Sarina

Mariam, Zahra, Jamila, Amira?

I love Maysoon

Also like Dalia, Sabrina and Leyal (not sure exactly how it's spelt?)

Lillia, Arabic form of Lily

Natasha

Annisa/Anissa?

if you like Afia, then there is Attiya, Asiya, Alisha, aidah, adilah, aqilah, arifa, asimah, ayda, afra, afsa, alina, ana, anisa, arisha, arissa