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Help with baby girl name

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EdgyHedgehog · 13/05/2025 11:10

So our baby is due very soon, we have a shortlist of names, but still can't pick one, for me nothing seems quite right, but maybe I just need to choose one and get used to it. Our family is also mixed heritage, Arabic, Irish and Turkish so looking for a name that will work across cultures.
So far our shortlist/ long list is

Farah
Lana
Seren
Arel
Zadie
Emel
Tulin

What do you think, and open to ideas. Thank you ☺️

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LadyQuackBeth · 13/05/2025 20:55

They are lovely, except perhaps Emel, which I think suffers from there being so many Emily, Emilia type names that it sounds unfinished.

Farah is particularly nice.
Malak?

Mamadontpreach · 13/05/2025 21:24

We went with Leyla as a nod to Turkish grandparents...means dark as night/similar I think. She's blonde and blue eyed - but I love her name ❤️

The names you've listed are all lovely though. Farah is really pretty.

ScruffMuffin · 13/05/2025 21:59

Farah and Zadie are lovely. How about Zehra? Hannah is nice also. Might you like Rebekah? Not really Arabic I know, but popular in many areas of the world.

EdgyHedgehog · 20/06/2025 09:49

Thanks everyone for your help. We went with Farah in the end, Farah Samar ( pronounced similar to Summer) we loved the meaning of Farah - Joy, although I really loved Elif in the end as well, but my husband thought she might be teased when she's older.

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Moreteaandchocolate · 20/06/2025 09:55

EdgyHedgehog · 20/06/2025 09:49

Thanks everyone for your help. We went with Farah in the end, Farah Samar ( pronounced similar to Summer) we loved the meaning of Farah - Joy, although I really loved Elif in the end as well, but my husband thought she might be teased when she's older.

How lovely! Thanks so much for the update and congratulations 💕

KayEmAy · 20/06/2025 19:51

Adore Seren!

metta · 20/06/2025 21:43

Love Farah, Seren and LOVE Zadie

OneDeftBlueFinch · 22/06/2025 23:23

EdgyHedgehog · 20/06/2025 09:49

Thanks everyone for your help. We went with Farah in the end, Farah Samar ( pronounced similar to Summer) we loved the meaning of Farah - Joy, although I really loved Elif in the end as well, but my husband thought she might be teased when she's older.

Beautiful name and a huge congratulations.

annnlee · 25/06/2025 19:48

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