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Sister for Amaya...help please!

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BBQshapes · 07/03/2013 09:53

Feeling very unconvinced by our current shortlist of names. We're looking for a girl's name that crosses cultures (Indian/Anglo preferably), and works with older sister's name, Amaya. I'd also quite like to have Amy as the middle name as it was a close relative's name. Any suggestions please?

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Gimmeechocolate · 07/03/2013 14:02

How about Indira, Uma, Asha or Jasmine?

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 00:48

Keira?

StitchAteMySleep · 08/03/2013 01:05

Bela, Dhara, Jaya, Keya, Kiran, Leela, Leena, Lola, Marisa, Miriam, Nina, Rohini, Roshan, Safia, Salena, Serena, Sonia, Tara, Uma, Yasmin, Zahra.

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 11:53

I ADORE Marisa

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 11:53

Bella is a good fusion name I think.

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 11:54

Serene instead of Serena is lovely and more unusual.

LuluLovesYou · 08/03/2013 12:00

India

Zavi · 08/03/2013 12:04

Anisha?

Pasiphae · 08/03/2013 12:11

How about Leela/Lila, Neela/Nila, Nina, Anjali, Julita, Yasmin, Elora, Saffron, Jasmine, Antara, Sima?

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 12:49

Anisha, Alisha, manisha, sara?

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 12:50

Ria/Nia/Mia/Mya?

SecretSwearer · 08/03/2013 21:41

Nyah
Mairi
Talia

twinklestar2 · 08/03/2013 23:52

How are you pronouncing Mairi?

barnet · 09/03/2013 00:06

Tara, tanya, aisha, Nisha

raisah · 09/03/2013 06:55

Everybody forgot the classic Rita, Anita, Rina, Nina & Meena. I know several girls/ladies from both cultures by those names.
Yasmin
Rochana/Roshana
Anisa
Tamsin
Tasmin
Veena

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nectarini1983 · 09/03/2013 20:30

Amaya is a beautiful name.

BBQshapes · 10/03/2013 03:49

Thanks for the suggestions. I really like Roshana, Safia, Zahra, Anisha. Already have Lila and Alisha on our list.
Many of the other ideas are names of close friends or family members (Rita/Nina/Mia/Aisha/Tara/Mina).
The OTHER problem I have is that my husband rejects names that are from another community/religion in India, i.e. Zahra, Anisha, Safia! Argh!
I love the names Ella, Ava and Isla, but I think they've become really over-used lately, so probably ruling them out.
Any more suggestions?? I'm starting to panic.

OP posts:
IroningBoredDaily · 10/03/2013 07:49

Anya
Anju

Mairi is pn M-ar-ee

twinklestar2 · 10/03/2013 10:25

What about Mahi pn Ma-hee

Hawise · 10/03/2013 13:23

I love Neev.

Hawise · 10/03/2013 13:26

Also like Ashni(pronounced Ashnee)

Hawise · 10/03/2013 13:27

Oh and Anjalika and Ananya (sorry keep remembering girls in my daugters school!)

SoftSheen · 10/03/2013 13:32

Mariya

BiscuitMillionaire · 10/03/2013 13:36

Aaliyah (prounounced ah-lee-ya)

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