One syllable names which aren't traditionally 'white British' please?

[CherryValance]

I wasn't sure whether to post this in creative writing or here, but I'd love some suggestions of fairly common names from other cultures, that are used for children living here. I'm writing a collection of poems for children, and where names are mentioned, I want to make sure they're not all Jack and Sophie, if that makes sense. One syllable is most useful ideally, but two at a push.

Boys' and girls' names please, any background really, but probably mainly Indian/Arabic/Afro-Carribean/Eastern European? I'm stuck, and don't necessarily want to use my children's friends names!

Off the top of my head..
Raj, Dev, Jay (Indian)
Noor, Zain (Arabic)
Seun (Nigerian)
Przem (Polish, think it's short for a longer name)

Thank you!

Are Suen and Przem male or female? Noor, Jay and Zain probably most useful if they need to rhyme too

The Seun I know is female, but googling it brings up a man, so maybe unisex? Przem is definitely male.

I believe Zain is also unisex, btw

Shiv, kush, pri, raj, ranj (Indian)
Mo - common abbreviation of mohammed
Cem, can (Turkish - pronounced jem and jan)

eve

Jas (Sikh- male or female)

Mai
Chi (boy or girl)

Lars pretty white but not British

Ash

Jai, Niamh, Siun, Fleur, Maeve, Sol, Jacques, Ali, Rana, Leif, Sean, Aanya.

Alex? Alexander in various forms is used in many cultures
Sasha
Sunny - from Sunil
Priya
Divya
Lok

Cem- Turkish boys name pronounced like gem
Can- another Turkish boy name pronounced jan

Ruby
Maya
Zainab
Zara
Sanam
Sundus
Aroob
Nadia

Indian/Arab girls names.

Pav, Bal, Jas, Kam, Sukh & Dal (Indian both m and f)
Kish (abbr for Khurshid m Arabic)
Zayn (alternative spelling for Zain - 2 dc use this spelling in my dgs' school

Pan (Greek)

Ghana - Akan based on Day of the week you were born.

Boys - Kojo, Kwabena, Kwaku , Yaw, Kofi, Kwame, Kwesi.

Girls- Adwoa, Abena, Akua, Yaa, Afua, Amma, Esi

Some spellings are slightly different and you could google for pronunciation.

But loads of these suggestions aren't one syllable...

Just what I was thinking!

Jan
Karl
Stef
Dirk
Claire
Sven

In case you want some European names

Ade, short for Adebowale and some other names, pronounced Add Ay

Isa - muslim Jesus

Mo - mohammed

Nush

Tee

Naz - sort for Nassm

Jazz - short for jaswinder

Sultana

Neelam

I've taught a few African students with names like

Blessing, Queen, Princess, Brilliant and also biblical names, but ones that are less common among white British such as Lazarus.

My dad goes to an RC church where about 1/3 of the congregation are Pakistani with names like Crystal, Pearl and Nigel.

Actually Crystal is quite a multicultural name, I taught a class with two who were known as Black Crystal and white Crystal.

PAA (PAH) Gazelle in Swahili
MWA (MWA) Blessing, or grace West Africa
CHUM (CHOOM) Black in Swahili
JA (JAH) Red West Africa (Hausa)
MO (MOH) Distinguished West Africa (Yoruba)
PUN (POON) Wild rose Sudanese Male
HUN (HOON) Free person Swahili female
LATEEF (lah-TEEF) Gentle Arabic male
JON (JAHN) Religious Name about Grace Ethiopia
DIN (deen) Great DRC Male
JALEEL/ JALIL (JAH-leel) Arabic Male
ZO (zoh) Folk or traditional medicine Liberia male
DU (DOO) Ten Ghana (Akan)
BEM (behm) Peace Nigeria male
SELMA (SEHL-mah) Secure Arabic female
SUM (SOOM) Ask Tanzanian
MALIK (MAH-leek) King or master Arabic
TOR (toor) King Nigerian
LUL (luhl) To cry Sudanese Male
DE (DEH) Soft West Africa (Yoruba)
BO (BOH) Precious Chinese
RO (ROH) Imagine West Africa (Yoruba)
JI (JEE) Perceive West Africa (Hausa)
AASIM (AH-seem) Champion Male
BLOM Flower South African, Afrikaans female
AM (uhm) Lunar Vietnamese Female
AN (ahn) Peace Vietnamese female
CAI (kay) female or woman Vietnamese
AUD (owd) Deserted Norwegian Female
CHO Butterfly Japanese
DAI (DI) Japanese female

Kash (short for Kashyap)
Chai (pronounced chay)
Dev
Kam (short for Kamaljit, female Sikh)
Ish (short for Ishmael)

"I want to make sure they're not all Jack and Sophie, if that makes sense. One syllable is most useful ideally, but two at a push."

Lots of these aren't even two syllables...

Thank you all for the suggestions!

Would Nadiyaah and Zayn work as sibling pair?