If I love Nina and Maya for a girl.....what would be my son's name?

[NameTheNewGuy]

DH is from a Catholic background, I'm from a Muslim one. Both atheist.
DH is as British as it gets whereas I'm a wandering subcontinental.
Now we're having a baby boy and just cannot agree on a name!
Please help!

Combining (some) parts of our ridiculous lists of desirable features, we would prefer:

• nothing overtly affiliated with Abrahamic religions in general
• something that does pass with folks from my background as well as his, like Nina or Maya would for a girl
• nothing with any 'hard' sounds like 'K'
• something short
• nothing clearly aligned with being British/American/European/Western nor Muslim/Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi

Ideally a name that 'passes' internationally where you'd have to meet the person before being remotely able to box him into an ethnicity.

I really liked Rafi but DH has vetoed :(
And I'm just blank after that.

Harry (nn Hal) ?

Richard/Rashid

Aymen

Marwen

Zaid?

Or Zayd.
I know a Zaid and a Faye sibling set ?? they are lovely.

Marcus or Marco

Just to say I'm still here! Listening and pondering your suggestions and grateful for them!

Pick Zayd.

I can imagine Zayd being the cool kid in school who plays guitar and has great hair.

Jay

v interested what you decided as like those girls names and many of the suggestions for boys on here

Adam
Milo
Nico
Daniel
Sam - Basam, Samuel
Amos

Aden
Hani

What about considering naming him after somebody famous!

Jensen (button, racer)
Lennon (John Lennon)

Do you have a favourite sports man? Singer?

Rafi is cute. I like it.

Linus

Nile? it's non religious, a bit exotic but also sounds traditional.

Rio/Reo
Liam
Gregory

Ramone
Justin
Dustin
Jasper
Morten
Dom
Darius
River
Brooke
Ken
Linden

People I know with a similar ethnic mix have gone for:

Xander
Kieran
Kamran/Cameron
Rohan
Dylan/Dhillon
Ali (short for Alistair I think)
Max
Harvey
Alekshander

Sol

The problem is that names that are used in many cultures tend to have religious roots. There are more girls names: Nina, Maya, Miriam, Leila, Nora.

Adam fits your brief except it's biblical. Same with Joseph.

Isaac? Also biblical but less obviously so. Noah (v biblical!)

Omar
Eli
Karim
Sol (omon)
Nathan

Jay
Hari
Mani

I also like Ash

Liam
Leo
Milo
Philip
Charlie
Jamie
Alexander
Edward / eddie
Henry
Hugo
Hugh
Toby
Miles
Julian
Victor
Tristan

Probably repeating those already mentioned but these may fit the brief:
Jay, Max, Sam, Leo, Sol, Harry/Hari, Dylan/Dillon, Alex, Lucas, Oscar, Nico?
Kai, Kit, Kim are good apart from the K,
How about Ray or Rafe rather than Rafi?
I was after a similar idea for my kids- if I had a daughter she would probably be Maya (and my sister is Nina!)

Just thought of some other DCs we know from a similar background:

Brothers: Finn and Luca

Ryan

Ash (short for Ashus)

Jay

Robin (can be short for Robindra if you like)

Dexter

Mika.