Arabic boy names

[Zok]

Hi we liked the name owais ( o- way—-ss

but some people said it sounds like “ a waste”

we’re having trouble deciding
we want modern cool Arabic names

not with letter M as I dislike that letter

I’ve always loved Elias or Bilal, both names of incredibly kind Arab men I knew when I was much younger.

I live in a Gulf state and have done for decades. Ilyas is a name used here and especially over the last 5 years when it’s become more popular.

in fact there is a book of acceptable names that a child’s name has to be chosen from and Ilyas is in it. There’s hundreds of names on it and when a birth is registered the name is checked against the book even down to the correct spelling and variations on it.

@StrawberryJellyBelly , which book is it please?

I know a lovely Ilyas too!
@Mercurial123 - come to think of if my friend Elias, was Christian Lebanese.

We’ve gone with a name ending in m and it’s makinh me uncomfortable as I associate m with people I dislike like sister in laws and husband . However it has a nice meaning.

when I pick a western name (Elio) it always goes as a middle name which I’m fed up of

Yes, Ilyas is a Muslim name. I've only ever known Christians called Elias.