english muslim name??

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I'm 36 weeks pregnant with my second daughter and really struggling to choose a nice cute name. It has to be a Muslim name to please my dh but I'd also like one that is almost English too - easy to pronounce and cute. My daughter is called Aalia which I really like so I'd prefer my baby's name to start with a different letter. My sons name is really difficult and nobody can pronounce it which annoys him. Thanks in advance

Sarah
Maryam
Sahar
Hannah

Sofia
Amelia

Hanifah
Amara

Lyla
Jasmin
Yasmyn

Leila

Leila
Amira
Amina
Yasmin
Samira
Safiya
Hanna
Sara
Maisa
Yasmin
Amber
Zainab

Farah/Farrah
Nadia
Isra
Jamila
Salma
Layla/Leila
Zahra
Rana
Hania
Zakiah
Sophia/Sofia
Iman
Zaina/Zayna
Hana
Samia
Mariam
Lina
Safiya/Saffia
Samira
Sara/Sarah
Yasmin/Yasmine
Soraya
Zahrah

Sara(h), Laila and Yasmin(e) would probably be the easiest for English speakers.

Zahra, Hanna(h) and Nadia as well.

My favourite would have to be Maryam though, I think it's lovely and it's similar to Miriam.

Leila is beautiful.
Soraya sounds so pretty and I love its meaning (Princess)

Anaya
Afra a
Henna
Kamilah
Aminah
Talks
Suhana
Sumaya

That should have been Taalia not Talks! Although it wasn't the best suggestion as you already have an Aalia...

Zahra would be nice because your girls are then a-z :)

Nora(h)
Zohra
Doria
Sabrina
Sonia
Malika
Shireen
Leila
Dania
Sara
Sofia

I know muslim girls with all of these names which are easy enough to pronounce and spell in English.

Salma
Safia
Zahra
Shakira (not English-sounding, but everyone will be familiar with it)

Love Maryam and Jasmin

Zainab is nice. And Nafisa I think is a lovely name,
I also really like Zahra and Sabrina, which have been suggested earlier.

Sumayah is lovely and great muslim name she was the first believer to become a martyr in islam, that's what I would have picked if my dc 4 was another girl! He was a boy and has a long name that no-one can pronounce like your son! My first two daughters I went with easy for English pronouncitation names but I love my 3rd dd's and ds's more unusual names.

All my girls have Amira - princess as middle name - I liked it as a first name but there was Amira on eastenders at the time so put dh off it :)

Elisar?

A woman I used to work with (who is Muslim) called her daughter that, I think it's such a lovely name.

I think the key is in the spelling. Lots of Muslim names sound familiar/English but the more exaggerated/vowel laden spellings can confuse the English!

So Zara is often spelled zahraa etc. keep it simple if you are worried.

Nadia
Yasmin
Sara
Alisha
Maya/Maia
Maria (mar-i-a)
Hana
Summer
I know Muslim children with these names and spellings. Not sure how traditional summer is though!

Oh, I just remembered, as you are looking for a name that is 'easy to pronounce and cute:

Lulu (Arabic for 'pearls')

Aaliyah ??

What is a muslim name?
Do you mean names frequently used by muslims?

A muslim name is a name linked to islam most people like to use the name of a prophet, or descendent of, or a name of any muslim from history. Also has to be a name with good meaning and not with a meaning of anything that is against islam.