Chosing baby girl's name - Hania, Sara, Mariam

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We have shortlisted three names for our baby daughter - very confused on final decision - ll be very pleased to hear ur views
thnx :) :)

Sara - the others sound made up

They are Muslim names, I think? - so not 'made up'. Sara and Mariam are both lovely. Do you pronounce as Sah-ra or some other way?

Mariam, lovely name.

oh, I thought they were all Jewish .

I don't really like any of them, in my mind the 'a' sound in all of them is quite a hard sound.

Hania, but I like all three names.

I love Sara, one of my favourite names.

Well, maybe they are Jewish then? But I thought 'Mariam' was Muslim, whereas 'Miriam' was Jewish? Sara/Sarah, Miriam/Mariam/Maria/Mary, I think they are all variations of the same original names. Not heard of Hania, I will admit.

I have known two Mariams - one was my best friend at school. One was North African, the other Iranian.

I think all three names are beautiful. Hania might get mistaken for Hannah all the time? But then I suppose Mariam will get mistaken for Miriam.

Ach, they're all lovely.

I like Mariam the best, then Sara.

I love Mariam (but then it's my friend's name, so I'm biased!) as it sounds kind and gentle iyswim? I also like Sara- considered it for DD in fact- but I think it sounds a bit plainer than Mariam. Not a fan of Hania tbh.

I love Mariam, but do bear in mind that she will be called Miriam by almost everyone she ever meets. I have a Dd with a name that causes similar confusion. It doesn't bother me but I worry about when she is 3 or 4 and whether she'll be bolshy enough to correct people when I'm not around!

I think Sara's a bit boring.

Hania might be easier for people to pronounce from the spelling, versus Mariam.

I've only heard Hania once, she was Polish if it makes any difference, might be a bit more unusual as Sara/Mariam are comparatively popular, imo.

All lovely. Hania is my favourite.

I like Mariam and know people with all the names, Mariam and Sara especially are quite popular. The Mariam I know is called Miriam even by her own siblings so don't think it matters too much.

You can also spell Mariam as Maryam.

Congratulations
Like them all,be aware Mariam Maybe pronounced Miriam.what about maryam spelling

thanks all - love all the comments - seems balanced but more tilted towards Mariam and Sara
Interesting but very hard decision for us - any further comments will be welcomed - cheers
once again thank you all :) :)

Jewish/Muslim/Christian names do crossover because of the Abrahamic root. Adam, Daniel, Sara, Mary/Meriem etc. I like Mariam from your list.

I love Hania. The town of Hania (Chania) in Crete is one of my favourite places!

All nice. I love Mariam/Maryam. Its such a beautiful name.

Also, I live in Londn and know a few Maryams but no miriams, so dont think it will be automatically confused. If you know any Muslim families then you probably know a Maryam!

Mariam is lovely.

I love Mariam and Hania. I used to know a lovely Hania, she was half Polish.

Sara is dull.

What about Mariama?

I like Mariam but spelt Maryam. I think it's beautiful.