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suggestions for muslim names?

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MotherofZ · 30/05/2007 08:54

Anyone got any suggestions for Muslims names (boy or girl)- would like something which a bit different/unusual but with a nice meaning...

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yorkshirepudding · 30/05/2007 08:59

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MotherofZ · 30/05/2007 09:11

Ohhh...cheers! Like Amelia (Trustworthy, beautiful), Na'il (achiever) and Rais (captain)

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nogoes · 30/05/2007 09:27

For girls I like Lila and Adila. I don't really know many muslim boys names.

saadia · 30/05/2007 09:30

I like really traditional names but I know a lot of people lately who have picked more unusual names - Rayyan for a boy is very popular, or Daniyal. For girls I know an Ayat and a Nuha.

DaddyJ · 30/05/2007 09:33

Girls: Aisha and, one of my Turkish favourites, Hülya

Boys: Aydin

halogen · 02/06/2007 16:28

How about Yasmin, Arabic for Jasmine?

domesticgrumpess · 02/06/2007 16:45

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burstingbug · 02/06/2007 16:55

My cousin has called her dd Eiliyah

burstingbug · 02/06/2007 17:01

I also have cousins named
Mohammed Hasan
and
Mohammed Hussain/Hussein (unsure of spelling )

CoteDAzur · 11/06/2007 19:10

Boys:
Fuad (heart)
Hassan (good)

Girls:
Leila (long & dark night)
Imre (good friend)

You could also go for the historical personalities like "Atilla", "Ghengiz", etc.

pinkmagic1 · 15/06/2007 21:15

Boys:
LATIF=Gentle
AYMAN=Righteous
AMIR=Prince
ANWAR=Lig ht
Girls:
SHARIFFA=Noble
ZAHARA=Blossoming flower
AMIRA=Princess

Apart from my own childrens names these are a few of my favourites. There are some great name web sites if you do a search.

Desiderata · 15/06/2007 21:17

Trevor

CoteDAzur · 17/06/2007 18:34

Trevor is a Muslim name?

motherinferior · 17/06/2007 18:35

I like Ayesha. It's DD1's middle name. (DD2 has a Hindu middle name.)

Spider · 17/06/2007 18:36

I like Quaiss for a boy (pron 'Case').

ruddynorah · 17/06/2007 18:37

for girls..

Ibtissam =smile
Lamia =shining

UCM · 17/06/2007 18:40

Sorry, but Desi ROFL. Have you ever heard of a Muslim called Trevor.....It's like calling a Catholic 'Oliver'.

CoteDAzur · 17/06/2007 21:08

I like "Lamia" quite a lot.

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MotherofZ · 18/06/2007 12:22

Pinkmagic1 = my husband is called one of the names on the list and my daughter is called another of the names on your list...Wierd...!!

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JeSuisLeLoup · 18/06/2007 13:22

Medina, Zineb for a girl
Ilias, Soufiane, Soulimane for a boy

admylin · 23/06/2007 19:05

My nieces are called Naaila, Aisha, Sania, Samia, Rahila, Imrane and Shahana. Nephews names Saad, Assad, Malik, Sami and Davoud. Maybe all abit too classical.

DaddyJ · 27/06/2007 09:30

Rahila is nice,
reminded me of another girl's name: Rehana

Rayyan was already mentioned for boys
although I personally like Rayhan a smidge better.

slim22 · 03/07/2007 07:06

I love leila, aya, ayesha and ayda
for boys Othman, Kareem, Ismai, lAli.....very traditonal I'm afraid!
I really don't like those names meant to sound western.

TransfiguratingLily · 03/07/2007 07:21

Kateb- writer
Jessenia-flower

mumo75 · 04/07/2007 21:27

Girls-- Asha
Ruqayya

Boys-- Wazeem
Rashid
Ammar

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