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Muslim Girls Names..what do you think?

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crystalgall · 05/10/2015 23:45

Just wondering what people think of the following names and how easy you think they are to pronounce:

Sana
Aleena
Ammarah
Sanaya
Mariya (MAR-ri-yuh)
Zahra/Zara
Zoya
Zaynah
Layla
Samarah

Thanks!

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pieceofpurplesky · 05/10/2015 23:49

Lovely names all pretty easy to pronounce.
I also love Maymunah as a name.

mrstweefromtweesville · 05/10/2015 23:54

Sana! Use that. I have my reasons...

They're all nice. Not sure how to say 'Samarah' - S'm- ARE- uh? Sum-AIR-a?

I taught a Shazana long ago. I always liked her name and have never met anyone else with that name. Also a Shaharazat, she was nice.

manicinsomniac · 05/10/2015 23:59

I like them all except Sana (which sounds like sanitary products to me!)
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Love Zahra. That would be my favourite by a long way

celtictoast · 06/10/2015 00:07

I like Aleena, Zara, Layla and Samarah.

WishIWasWonderwoman · 06/10/2015 05:10

Zahra/Zara and Layla are my favourites, beautiful and easy to pronounce for most people I think.

Sana - wouldn't know how to pronounce it, I think it's okay but not amazing
Aleena - I like it, I would know how to pronounce it if I read it, but not how to spell it if I heard it
Ammarah- I like it
Sanaya - I like it but less than I like the others. I might pronounce it incorrectly
Mariya- I love this one but it might get confused with Maria
Zoya- this one is so cool.
Zaynah- I like it, I would probably pronounce it correctly
Samarah- I wouldn't know how to pronounce this, it's nice but not my favourite

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crystalgall · 06/10/2015 08:51

Just bumping for the day crowdSmile

Samarah would be Suh-MAR-rah

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Alisvolatpropiis · 06/10/2015 09:01

Aleena is lovely.

Sumarah is pretty too but it makes me think of the girl in The Ring (because that was her name, possibly spelled Samara?), which puts me off a bit.

Zara/Zahra is very nice, simple and elegant.

PallasCat · 06/10/2015 16:33

Love Zoya, Zaynah, Sana, Amarrah, Sanaya, Samarah...
And I like all the rest too!

I wonder if Mariya would tend to be pronounced like Maria or Mariah, though? I think that's the one with a potential pronunciation risk out of the shortlist.

Branleuse · 06/10/2015 16:39

theyre all rather nice. I especially like Zoya

Etak15 · 06/10/2015 16:45

They're all really pretty, And easy to pronounce. I think the ones ending in 'ya' need a 'h' on the end though eg: , zoyah, mariyah etc

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crystalgall · 07/10/2015 08:57

Thanks all

Mariyah is one of our favourites but also the one which we will have to correct people on the most I think. It will inevitable be prounounced 'Maria' or like 'Mariah' Carey. When in fact the emphasis is on 'mar' being pronounced like 'car'. She will spend her whole life correcting people on first meeting. Is that a big deal? Maybe.

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Etak15 · 07/10/2015 09:45

People will have different pronunciations I would pronounce mariyah as ma-ri- yah the 'ma' as a short sound rather than 'mar', like Mariyam. I have an Aliyah and everybody says her name differently! I've got the simplest name ever but people turn it into another name by adding ie on the end - even when it's written in front of them!! You go for whichever is your fave and pronounce it how you like!

lljkk · 07/10/2015 09:52

All fine but except I wouldn't do Mariyah if you don't like the Maria pronunciation. You will have to suck it up a bit or go insane. Your Dd may not care at all which pronunciation she gets, though.

umiaisha · 07/10/2015 14:13

I love them all. Will throw Amira, Farah and Safiyah in as well!

Our 3 have islamic middle names - the 2 girls have Aisha and Imani.

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crystalgall · 07/10/2015 15:30

Love Safiya but too close to DS name to use.

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villainousbroodmare · 07/10/2015 15:37

Love them all except Sana which sounds a little like a healthcare product to my ears.

SwearySwearyQuiteContrary · 07/10/2015 15:44

How do you pronounce Ammarah? I think it looks beautiful just written down - would love to know if I'm saying it properly in my head!

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crystalgall · 07/10/2015 15:58

Hmmm Ammarah would be pronounced Uh-mar-rah with emphasis on 'mar'. I think I've explained that right

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crystalgall · 07/10/2015 15:59

Any other ideas btw?

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Kathysclown · 07/10/2015 16:09

I live in a Muslim country, and agree that the pronunciation of Mariyah is problematic to non-Muslims - usually ends up as Maria.

I know several Aleenas and love the name, but also know several Alina's too, who are all American - so the name crosses easily between cultures.

I personally really love Mariam, Shaikha, Noora, Halah, Lena.......

PallasCat · 07/10/2015 16:54

Really like Mariam - I've known some very cool Mariams! And I think pronunciation is not problematic with Mariam.

I also really like Sumaya, Feyle, Maymuna and Noor.

ToTheGups · 07/10/2015 16:58

I like Aliyah, Zaraha and Roya.

Stompylongnose · 07/10/2015 17:06

My daughter is best friends with a Zaynub and I think names starting with Z are so exotic and cool.
I have a child with dairy allergy so Zoya is too close to Soya but the other names are lovely.

Sansoora · 07/10/2015 17:06

Ammarah and Samarah are not pronounced as explained here.

You say them the way they're written. Its not Um-mar- ah

Etak15 · 07/10/2015 17:27

One of my dd's

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