muslim baby names

[Poohbearsmom]

Hi
im only 6wks so very early days but would love any ideas, thanks xxx

Hi pooh,

Huge congratulations!

I know the most lovely Samaya which most people also seem to find easy to pronounce.

My Dh is morocaan so we are looking for a muslim name for DC2 too. All the ones I like for a girl his sisters back home have wrinkled their noses to, saying they are old ladies names!! Am hoping the trend for granny chic names will catch on there too!

Girls

Layali (means many nights)
Naima
Amina
Amani (means Hope/Wishes)
Safia
Zayna (DH mothers name)

Boys

Isa
Idriss
Soufiane
Elias (DS1's middle name)
Amir

I particularly love Amani for a girl but think it could be chavvily mis-heard as Armani!???

Sufia for a girl and Ekram for a boy (know lovely people with these lovely names)

Girls
Aaliyah
Rakiba
Gazala (not sure of spelling - means Gazelle)
Halima

Boys
Yusuf
Abdullah/Abdul
Majid (warning - might get called Magic by mistake, but not a bad mistake as these things go!)

PS Love Noor (meaning Light - I'm told). Am a Christian but would love to use it as middle name if DC is a girl.

Girls

Hanya
Alma
Seema
Tuqa
Safia
Rania
Alyiah
Sumaya
Soraya
Jeehan
Hanan
Daniya
Amirah
Amel
Zaynab
Reem
Shaza
Mayada
Mai
Maymuna
Maysara
Sara
Lina
Layla
Masa (means diamond)

Boys
Yaqoub
Sami
Rami
Kareem
Ramzi
Firas
Hassan
Khalid
Yusuf
Isa
Musa
Ali
Yaseen
Yazen
Amer

Masa - I would check this. "Almas" means "diamond". I think "masa" means something else.

Maymuna - You might like to know that "maymun" means "monkey" in Turkish. Written exactly like this, too.

There is also "Fuad" for a boy. Means "heart", I think.

My name is Nuriyya (or Nuria)
It means 'illuminated' or 'divine light'.

I have a son named Musa. It is the Arabic version of Moses. It is a beautiful name and it really suits him. My youngest son is Yusuf (Joseph). I think sometimes the inspiration for a name comes as you get to know your baby. I have 2 friends who are Munira (light) and Madina (short for Madina al Munawwara (City of Lights, where the Prophet Muhammad pbuh was born)You can see the connection between Munira and Munawwara. They have the same root - Nur (light)

My friend is called saquiba. Think that's a very pretty name.

leanne is a good nice name that would work for both cultures, it means soft and gentle

Lounes

Nawal
Ines
Yasmine

Sameera, Anika, Nadia, Eman
Jamil, Samad, Kareem, Malik