the names thread

[Newbie786]

Please give your input on these names:
Hannah Chowdhury
Sarah Chowdhury
Layla Chowdhury
Sophia Chowdhury
Sabrina Chowdhury
Amina Chowdhury
Emma Chowdhury

[Medievalist]

I wud seriously advise against Sabrina Chowdhury. I know som1 with exact same name and :asta: .

Emma? is that even a muslim name?

[Umm Haya]

AssalamuAlaykum

Ameena or Layla :love:

Nope as far as I know Emma is not Islamic...? :nono:

WassalamuAlaykum

[Small Sis]

I agree with Umm Haya!!

Amina and Layla are beautiful names!! :up:

[Hayaa']

Amina or Sarah

[bint]

Layla and Sarah :D

[Umm Haya]

AssalamuAlaykum

Ameena and Layla in the lead :up:

WassalamuAlaykum

[Hayaa']

:smack: didn't realise there was a poll.:o
jus voted :D

[~Imaan~]

sophia? is that the same as safiyya but differnt spelling?

Aamina is a beautiful name mashaAllah...:up:

[Morris]

Sophia - sounds posh and ladylike.

Amina - I know a mum with a little girl with the name Amina and she is very cute.

[zahra_unknown]

I like Amina spelt/pronounced as Amena :inlove:

[sis_sarah]

Sarah

[LastFriday]

Sarah. Its a beautiful name. Means Princess I think :up: and isn't it suppose to be like Chaudhary? You should also consider, Aisha! or Khadija! or Fatima!

[Sabz42]

hannah n layla

i wud say sabrina seen its my name but its an old name now.

[GAL-actic]

Layla and Sarah :D

Yeah that's what I voted too

[ammarcool]

Sarah & Hannah :inlove:

[Pro_Candy]

Emma is pretty.... does it even matter if it's an Arabic name or not? As long as the name doesn't have bad meaning it should be fine.

I chose Layla....

[thurber]

Emma is pretty.... does it even matter if it's an Arabic name or not? As long as the name doesn't have bad meaning it should be fine.

It is derived from the Germanic ermen meaning "whole" or "universal".

Very beautiful, don't you think?

[Newbie786]

Im quite surprised that Amina tops the list cos my friend suggested that name because he said that you know how asian people will talk giving your baby 'english names'. So that was pretty much the reason why I put it on the list, I like the name but its not really my favourite but I just wanted some feedback and thats exactly what I got. Thanks everyone!

And also Amina CHowdhury doesnt flow well because it has 3 syllables so it places more emphasis on the 'Uhh'. My favourite atm is Hannah because of its popularity.

[parwaaz]

Emma is not even suitable for muslim girls, Sabrina not much evidence that its suitable ( as a lot of posters have already discussed this, even if not in this thread).Again regarding Sophia, thats the way the non-muslims spell it and mostly name their girls. is the Arabic name not Saffiya (Ma'shallah beautiful name and if written in acceptable spellings a lot more people may have chosen it).

[parwaaz]

Emma is pretty.... does it even matter if it's an Arabic name or not? As long as the name doesn't have bad meaning it should be fine.

I chose Layla....

Ok then, we muslims can name our children Matthew, Harry, David and Carol, Natalie, Helen etc, as long as they have good meanings it is fine then is not it?

[RashidD]

Amina and Layla.

[.: Anna :.]

I put Amina and Layla. If you make Sabrina to Sabria or Sabriyya like without the N then I would pick that

[Pro_Candy]

Ok then, we muslims can name our children Matthew, Harry, David and Carol, Natalie, Helen etc, as long as they have good meanings it is fine then is not it?

Sure, why not? As long as the meanings are not bad. Emma and Sophia are beautiful, elegant names, by the way. Why would Sophia be bad and Saffiya be good?

[Saudi Prince]

I put Amina and Layla. If you make Sabrina to Sabria or Sabriyya like without the N then I would pick that

What does sabria mean?

[K17MRN]

Amina and Layla...but be sure to find the meanings....

[muslimma]

Please give your input on these names:
Hannah Chowdhury
Sarah Chowdhury
Layla Chowdhury
Sophia Chowdhury
Sabrina Chowdhury
Amina Chowdhury
Emma Chowdhury

so what did you choose :D

[$HugoBoss$]

I would change the last name :p

just kiddin!!!!!!!!!

[1 Level]

Sophia and Hannah.

[Newbie786]

I would change the last name :p

just kiddin!!!!!!!!!

Chowdhury is my surname and its also the family name so it has to be past down. PLus people tell me it makes the first names sound pretty :inlove:

[Newbie786]

so what did you choose :D

I think Hannah is a really cute name and plus its spelt the same backwards. I also choose Sarah because its a classic :inlove:

[.: hayat :.]

amina or layla...my fav is salwa but is not in ur list:)

[MFT]

sabrina sounds like bewitched... lol er ehem.. sorry.

[.: Anna :.]

What does sabria mean?

i think u know :scratch:
its like the female version of the name sabri...
making a nisba from sabr so it means patient..
i think it sounds nicer than sabira

[muslimma]

I think Hannah is a really cute name and plus its spelt the same backwards. I also choose Sarah because its a classic :inlove:

Yey!!!!!!! :hidban:

both the names i voted for :inlove:

hannah is real sweett :love:

but SARAH is betr :p

hey so how you gunna pronounce it??

saara or sareh?

oh yh also or you :coolbro: or :coolsis:?

just nice to know.... :)

[Newbie786]

Yey!!!!!!! :hidban:

both the names i voted for :inlove:

hannah is real sweett :love:

but SARAH is betr :p

hey so how you gunna pronounce it??

saara or sareh?

oh yh also or you :coolbro: or :coolsis:?

just nice to know.... :)


Im a girl :hidban:

Sarah - its the traditional way to spell it. There are variations as well like Sara :up:

[~Warda~]

Alhumdulillah, Amina and Layla are winning:up::hidban:

[muslimma]

Im a girl :hidban:

Sarah - its the traditional way to spell it. There are variations as well like Sara :up:

i meant the pronunciation :o

[Newbie786]

i meant the pronunciation :o

Oh sorry I just read your post again, my bad. Sarah pronounced Sa-reh :up:

[muslimma]

Im a girl :hidban:

Sarah - its the traditional way to spell it. There are variations as well like Sara :up:

Oh sorry I just read your post again, my bad. Sarah pronounced Sa-reh :up:

oh ok :) it has such a beutiful meaning as well :love:


which im sure you know ;)

[Abu Mus'ab]

I wud seriously advise against Sabrina Chowdhury. I know som1 with exact same name and :asta: .

Emma? is that even a muslim name?
People these days all like kaafir names.

[₪7HUG L1F3₪]

People these days all like kaafir names.

I'd rather that than a name like Osama :zzz:

[₪7HUG L1F3₪]

Please give your input on these names:
Hannah Chowdhury
Sarah Chowdhury
Layla Chowdhury
Sophia Chowdhury
Sabrina Chowdhury
Amina Chowdhury
Emma Chowdhury

All ur names r nyc. I hav one which is nt on the list Amelia ;)

[.: Anna :.]

I'd rather that than a name like Osama :zzz:

Osama is a nice name! :hidban:

[Mina-91]

well .. :D ma name is Amina so i wuld choose that as numba 1 .. nd numba 2 i wuld choose hannah as ma second choice,.. AL7MDULIAH am proud of ma name..:D

[ummbilal]

I'd rather that than a name like Osama :zzz:

Usama means lion and i think is a name of a sahaba Allahu alam.

[Noor_Usman]

Asalamalikum.

Yes my husband is called 'Usman' which means "like a lion" and it's a very 'hot' name...i.e people called Uthman, Usman, Othman etc tend to have short and firey tempers :outta: lol

Anyway back to topic...I've seen this posted a while back but I didn't really know what to advise.
I'd personally choose a muslim name or at least an exotic name...not some normal western name. Is Chowdhury the last name? Because as far as I know it's a boys name :D

[edit] if you go for Layla (persian spelling) why not spell it differently? The 2 other main ways are Leila (german) and Laila (indian/pakistani) Trust me lol...

[.: Anna :.]

yeh its the last name i am sure..

[Abu Mus'ab]

I'd rather that than a name like Osama :zzz:
I don't remember asking for your opinion :rolleyes:

[Dain Bramaged]

Osama is a nice name! :hidban:

Usama means lion and i think is a name of a sahaba Allahu alam.

Im sure it is a nice name with a very good Islamic meaning but his name could be a teasing one during his schooling years :( How thankful do you think he would be when every time he is at the airport he is being stopped and searched just because of his name :(

[.: Anna :.]

I know that is the only prob with it :( bc the name sounds very nice bt unfortunately some ppl will take it the wrong way :S

[ugh]

Sarah/Sara is a hebrew originating name meaning princess...but Hanna and Aminah r well nice too.

[GAL-actic]

Sarah/Sara is a hebrew originating name meaning princess...but Hanna and Aminah r well nice too.

I guess you're name is sarah?

[ugh]

nope, Farah but younger sister changed her name to Sara from Sanam.. Hanna is :up: tho'

[GAL-actic]

nope, Farah but younger sister changed her name to Sara from Sanam.. Hanna is :up: tho'

haha okay I see

[WahYaLookin'At?]

Layla is a cute name!

AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

[believer1]

People these days all like kaafir names.

Its a true fact the brother has said. Many muslims now only look at names that sound like english names... Sara, adam, danyaal, etc etc. Not saying anything is wrong with these names as they are of our prohets and so on... but its the intention with which these names are given. Did you really give your child his/her name for its meaning..or that it would be easier for the child to blend in to western society? Be truthful to yourself and name your child accordingly. I named my son Muhammad... and Alhumdolillah..he is a good boy and is aware of the importance of his name. The meaning of a name is so important. Be cautious not trendy.
names like Aameena, Fatima, Maryam , Khadija, Aysha are beautiful names but are so not in fashion now!!

[zaki]

to me personally, you can call your son or daughter any name you like, as long as its doesn't go against Islam, there is nothing wrong with many english names, at the end of the day, the name doesn't make you a Muslim! the iman in your heart does.

[.: Anna :.]

Its a true fact the brother has said. Many muslims now only look at names that sound like english names... Sara, adam, danyaal, etc etc. Not saying anything is wrong with these names as they are of our prohets and so on... but its the intention with which these names are given. Did you really give your child his/her name for its meaning..or that it would be easier for the child to blend in to western society? Be truthful to yourself and name your child accordingly. I named my son Muhammad... and Alhumdolillah..he is a good boy and is aware of the importance of his name. The meaning of a name is so important. Be cautious not trendy.
names like Aameena, Fatima, Maryam , Khadija, Aysha are beautiful names but are so not in fashion now!!

they are still "in fashion", you will always find alot of people giving these names.
its not really the majority picking the englishified names.. only certain people are doing it.

[WahYaLookin'At?]

to me personally, you can call your son or daughter any name you like, as long as its doesn't go against Islam, there is nothing wrong with many english names, at the end of the day, the name doesn't make you a Muslim! the iman in your heart does.

You can name your child any name you want, so long as you don't pick a name with a bad meaning behind it or one that goes against Islam,

How do you rate which name is English or not? Names come from all over the world,

I don't see anything wrong with 'English' names, I prefer Arabic names though, they sound so much better,

AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

[cl@rity]

i Dont really like any of the names...too western except for one or two. i want to name my daughter Khadija inshaAllah.

[bitter_sweet]

Layla :D

[jus'me]

Hannah n Sarah...(tho me thinks it shud be spelt 'Saara')...:up:

[SANNA.K]

SALAM

can you guys please help?
i have given birth to a gorgeous baby girl and i am desperate for baby names!!!
please help !!!!!!!!
i would like something modern but something with a great meaning and simple........

thankyou
Allah hafiz

[The Deen]

Khadijah
Aishah
Sawdah
Hafsah
Zainab
Maymoonah
Juwairiyah

[.: Anna :.]

Inayah
Iman
Mariam
Noora
Hafsah
Habibah
Leena
Zahra
Aisha
Amani
Sumaya
Zakiyya
Yusra

also u can browse on muslim-names.co.uk

[yasmin20]

whats the meaning of AMANI

[urban_rose]

Congrats, sis :love:

Sumayyah (first martyr in Islam)
Khadijah
Faatimah
Nusaybah
Ammaara

[.: Anna :.]

whats the meaning of AMANI

wishes

[razz]

salamz

it took me all 9 months to come up with my daughters' name lol and her name is razanne-which means wise woman

ws

[muslimma]

SALAM

can you guys please help?
i have given birth to a gorgeous baby girl and i am desperate for baby names!!!
please help !!!!!!!!
i would like something modern but something with a great meaning and simple........

thankyou
Allah hafiz

congrats sis tabrakallah may allah swt give her a prosperous and successful life ammen sum ammen

:love: i fink the nicer names are

zindagi
hijaab
and sara (princess)

[cheeky]

salamz

it took me all 9 months to come up with my daughters' name lol and her name is razanne-which means wise woman

ws
Lovely name mashallah...im naming my baby (if its a girl) Roanne inshallah :inlove:

[razz]

salamz
thanx haha...very nice name Roanne-may i ask wht tht means?

ws

[Khuram_2k?]

Areebah
Aneesah
Zahra
Zakia

:up:

[yasmin20]

Assalam alakium , as some of you know that I'm expecting so I've been having a lot baby stuff going on in my mind.

I just want to know from all the parents/ would be parents and anyone else who's interested in this topic to basically give their own opinions or even Islamic examples of who chooses the baby's name; your baby's name

What a silly question right??:wacko: off course the parents name their child but I can't say that for certain for myself

let me get to the point (takes a deep breath) in my husband's family all the kids (my husband and his siblings, his cousins) were named by their grandfather and no-one had a say and now that I'm expected by my m-i-l that dadaji (grandfather) will be naming our kids too

I don't know how I feel about this, I feel my right and my husband's right has been snatched and my mother in law was saying when dadaji named my husband my m-i-l didnt say anything.. implying that i shouldn't say anything either

now my mother (non- muslim) put a request forward saying that she does not want me giving them typical muslim names she wants me to give them names that can be used in many cultures and religions i.e parveen, alisha, aman, Iqbal


I just wanna know if anyone else hasbeen in this situation ....... thats how i feel >>>>>>> :banghead:

[Cartman]

Me

I dont know my son mght be a Junior

[yasmin20]

you didn't read the whole thread did ya lol

[Cartman]

no im just saying

since I am the man and the child will be my seed, I get to name it, not no in law

[umee]

My husband and i come to an agreement over naming the child, neither his parents nor mine do any of the name calling, where are you from sis?

[yasmin20]

-ignore-

[umee]

:d

:rubeyes:

[yasmin20]

My husband and i come to an agreement over naming the child, neither his parents nor mine do any of the name calling, where are you from sis?


I'm a revert my ethnicity british indian my husband's family is pakistani

[Zesty]

My husby and I have already named our non existent babies :D infact i named them but i let him believe he had/has the final say :hidban:

Clever aint i. I wonder if he will read this- he has a fascination with Ummah all of a sudden,, hhhmmmmm

[yasmin20]

My husby and I have already named our non existent babies :D infact i named them but i let him believe he had/has the final say :hidban:

Clever aint i. I wonder if he will read this- he has a fascination with Ummah all of a sudden,, hhhmmmmm


Yeahhhhhh ur clever i hope he doesnt read this lol

[umee]

so this is the pakistani way, what if the grandparents haved past away who names the child then, i wonder...............

[.: Anna :.]

Sis insha allah talk to ur husband about it. As far as I understand, ultimately the right is his but he should consult with u as the babies mum to have a name which you both like and are happy with. So either of ur parents dont have the right of naming the babies, its his right? So can he not put his foot down and say he will be chosing the name which he likes?
I have some things from my side of the family like you mentioned, as in my mum prefers names which sound easy for english to say and a bit similar like english names. But my hubby really doesnt like that, so we are not gonna pick that kind of a name. The name we have in mind, my mum dnt really like it.. but insha allah she will get used to it.
I have noticed that it can be hard to please everyone in this, esp when the two set of grandparents are dif culture than each other, as is the same case for you. So as long as you and ur husband are happy with the name thats the main thing...
I think if both the grandparents are trying to push their own name choices, each one shud talk to their own parents and nicely ask them to back off about this. Because i wouldnt advice u to say anything to inlaws about it as they can take it the wrong way, and might take it better from their son. So u just deal with ur mum and ask hubby to sort the other side out with his parents?
Insha Allah it will be okay :love:

[yasmin20]

so this is the pakistani way, what if the grandparents haved past away who names the child then, i wonder...............


I dont know if this is the pakistani way , and if grandparents have passed away then probably the in-laws?? I dont really have an answer sis I'm not too sure

[Kubs]

Me, myself and I :rolleyes:

[yasmin20]

Sis insha allah talk to ur husband about it. As far as I understand, ultimately the right is his but he should consult with u as the babies mum to have a name which you both like and are happy with. So either of ur parents dont have the right of naming the babies, its his right? So can he not put his foot down and say he will be chosing the name which he likes?
I have some things from my side of the family like you mentioned, as in my mum prefers names which sound easy for english to say and a bit similar like english names. But my hubby really doesnt like that, so we are not gonna pick that kind of a name. The name we have in mind, my mum dnt really like it.. but insha allah she will get used to it.
I have noticed that it can be hard to please everyone in this, esp when the two set of grandparents are dif culture than each other, as is the same case for you. So as long as you and ur husband are happy with the name thats the main thing...
I think if both the grandparents are trying to push their own name choices, each one shud talk to their own parents and nicely ask them to back off about this. Because i wouldnt advice u to say anything to inlaws about it as they can take it the wrong way, and might take it better from their son. So u just deal with ur mum and ask hubby to sort the other side out with his parents?
Insha Allah it will be okay :love:


my husband has already come up with some names mashaALLAH but my m-i-l talked to me about this and I don't really know if he would let his grandfather down...with your mum i guess she probably wants names that are easy but with my mum she likes names that don't remind her of Islam and I'm not too sure about that I wanted to give my children Islamic and beautiful names
i think if we both try to talk to our own parents that would be the best I wouldn't say anything to my m-i-l if anything I'll get my husband to talk hehe

[yasmin20]

Me, myself and I :rolleyes:

be serious sisssssta this isnt a joke im like upsettttttttttttt

[Kubs]

be serious sisssssta this isnt a joke im like upsettttttttttttt

But I am serious :o

[yasmin20]

But I am serious :o


oh.... wat about ur husband wont he have a say ???:rubeyes:

[umee]

sister yasmin what sister anna said is the wisest way to get round this situation besides not good you getting upset not good for your babies either, how far are you?

[yasmin20]

sister yasmin what sister anna said is the wisest way to get round this situation besides not good you getting upset not good for your babies either, how far are you?

Yes sister you are right sister Anna gives beautiful advise mashaALLAH and it's not good for my babies I'm not upset.... i know i used that word somewhere but it's just causing me stress and thats not good!!!! I should just wait and see what happens and ALLAH knows best

[Mujib]

I would name my baby, although future wife will have a say aswell, well depends what mood im in!

[yasmin20]

I would name my baby, although future wife will have a say aswell, well depends what mood im in!


:nono:

[Omar Mukhtar]

Boy than father should name baby.
girl than mother should name baby.

[yasmin20]

i think everyone is missing the point....no-ones reading the whole post :smack:

[.: Anna :.]

its understandable to feel bit upset or stressed sis, i would aswell if my inlaws wanted to choose. but alhamdulillah only my mum tried to tell me her choices, and i can deal with mum she is not too pushy.
but dont worry about it bc insha allah hubby can sort it out for you. so just make sure he understands how u feel, and everything will work out okay. he already picked the names you two want right? so maybe he can jst speak to his mum n say u already chose... or how about if they are desperate to pick something u can put that as a 2nd name, and ur choice as the primary name?
insha allah i think we r gna put two names, bc we wanted to put abdurrahman in there hubby loves that name. but my family are so hopeless to pronounce it, its like a lost cause lol :p so insha allah we are having another name infront which we will b using. altho that is not 100% finalised.. bt is wat we are thinking.
so like for the sake of keeping his fam happy, if they pick a name and its something okay, u cd stick it in there somewhere and pick ur own thing as the main name? unless u wanted it to b simple with one name only

[umee]

Yes sister you are right sister Anna gives beautiful advise mashaALLAH and it's not good for my babies I'm not upset.... i know i used that word somewhere but it's just causing me stress and thats not good!!!! I should just wait and see what happens and ALLAH knows best

InshaAllah.
I wish you all the best :)

[Mujib]

:nono:

What? what did I do?

[yasmin20]

[quote=.: Anna :.;2534522]its understandable to feel bit upset or stressed sis, i would aswell if my inlaws wanted to choose. but alhamdulillah only my mum tried to tell me her choices, and i can deal with mum she is not too pushy.
but dont worry about it bc insha allah hubby can sort it out for you. so just make sure he understands how u feel, and everything will work out okay. he already picked the names you two want right? so maybe he can jst speak to his mum n say u already chose... or how about if they are desperate to pick something u can put that as a 2nd name, and ur choice as the primary name?
insha allah i think we r gna put two names, bc we wanted to put abdurrahman in there hubby loves that name. but my family are so hopeless to pronounce it, its like a lost cause lol :p so insha allah we are having another name infront which we will b using. altho that is not 100% finalised.. bt is wat we are thinking.
so like for the sake of keeping his fam happy, if they pick a name and its something okay, u cd stick it in there somewhere and pick ur own thing as the main name? unless u wanted it to b simple with one name only[/quo

lol @ family hopless pronouncing ohhhhhhhhh it gets so complicated when everyone wants a say my family his family lol it's still early days we have some time to sort this out ishaALLAH

[yasmin20]

InshaAllah.
I wish you all the best :)

Jazak Allah khyre my sister in the end whatever ALLAH wills I'll be happy with that

[cheeky]

Me and hubs...though my grandparents were thinking of names but when we told them the names we had in mind they were all :) :) they wouldnt force us to name the child anything if we didnt want to...we should just have a good reason why we picked the names!

[razz]

im not sure but i heard tht u shouldnt name ur child layla...plz dont quote me on it, but i think it isnt a suitable name or something...

[fisabilllillah]

layla and hannah

[fisabilllillah]

i Dont really like any of the names...too western except for one or two. i want to name my daughter Khadija inshaAllah.

same here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! khadija is the best name in the world and my son abdullah and abdur rahman!:inlove: and my other daughters zaynab and fatima and zakariyah and muhammad:inlove:

[~Warda~]

Personally i just hope it'll be just me and my husband...

Sis, i think its the fathers right to name the child? So the ultimate decision lies with ur hubby...or what u can do is let ur husbands grand-father give a name, and then pick another name, and make it into a double-barrelled name...if u get what im saying lol.

[Noor_Usman]

Me and my husband will be naming our children and I have already told my mother (my side of the family are non muslim) that it'll be an Islamic name but I'm trying to choose one fairly easy to say :up:
She gave me and my brother uncommon names anyway (mine's asain!) so she can't really complain :D

I have discussed a lot with hubby. Put forward names I like and seen what he thinks about them.

We have decided on girls first name...only because he likes a Japanese name but then I found out it was also Arabic if you use a different spelling so I suggested it would be actually be quite nice :) .
Might go for two middle names so we can both use the ones we like because I remember him saying he liked a name beging with 'I' ages ago (but I can't remember what it was!) and I have a name I want to use as well ;)

I'm stuck if we're having a boy :rubeyes: I've gone through about 5 names now and ended up deciding against all of them. I particually like a name begining with 'I' as the first name but want something a little more unusual like Ikrimah....:rolleyes:

Anyway sorry to ramble lol...you can tell I've been giving it a lot of thought and we're only 4 months in :D

But yeah it should be up to you and hubby - although Islamically I think hubby has the right to the final say. My in laws are also Pakistani and they all chose their own kids names :up:

[Kasim2k7]

Well my family was going through the hype of names and names. I wasnt even contributing in it because i know all of them wont agree on one name or if i can say all of them cant agree on one name. Then suddenly Umair came out of my mouth and they all agreed on it. But i have this strong urge of calling him Owais or Tayyib. I do not want to miss this sunnah of our beloved prophet Muhammed peace be upon him.

[Hekmaa]

In most cultures I think the grand parents want to have an input. It is just their love, and the grand father has similar rights to the father etc.

The best way to deal with it in my opinion is, hubby and wife chose a name, then communicate that name to parents, who can then communicate it to the grandparents.

That way the grand parents when they want to give a name, they will give the same name you have chosen.

This should be done long before they(grand parents) themselves start thinking of a name, its kind of involving them in the process without having them give a different name and then having conflict.

Islamically it is established that it is the childs right on their parents, and more specifically on the father, to give them a good name. Also there should be no comprimise with names the names should be clearly Islamic.

Especially when living in a Kaffir environment, we cant have the child be confused about the origion of his name.

[Medievalist]

It was like that back in the day, and still is in some families. Only my youngest bro was named by my mum, the rest of us by different family members. My nephews and nieces have from my wifes side are basically named by my father in law. They do it out of respect, but its not like that nowadays in many cases.

Personally I ask my mum what names she likes but my mum says you choose so probably will.

I dont really know what to advise in your situation, perhaps a discussion on a name you all like would be best?

My mum gets a bit miffed aswell, that now if you offer a name to someone they get offended, but with us no-one even let me name my kids!
lol

[Zesty]

My husby and I have already chosen them :hidban: OK i chose them.. he's just going along with it :D

[Medievalist]

Is it married yet?

congrats. but a tight gujji as usual didnt send out invites so hungry muslime brethren could be fed :torture:

[Zesty]

Is it married yet?

congrats. but a tight gujji as usual didnt send out invites so hungry muslime brethren could be fed :torture:

Who is "it" :torture:
Yeh Alhamdullilah- nearly 6 weeks :D :inlove:
JazakAllah Khair. Pfftt whateverrr! Nowt about being a tight gujjeh :( you were banned so there was nho way of inviting you! :rotfl:

[.: Anna :.]

My husby and I have already chosen them :hidban: OK i chose them.. he's just going along with it :D

Zesty what names you picked??

[Zesty]

Zesty what names you picked??

Abdullah, Khadijha and Sara inshaAllah :) loooolll

[.: Anna :.]

masha allah :up:

[Zesty]

masha allah :up:

:) looll have you and baba thought of names for your little one yet Anna? :hidban: you must be very excited!

[.: Anna :.]

yeh i think we hv got a name for him insha allah...
its not easy, lol after going thru so many dif ideas finally went back to the one we originally picked :o

[Zesty]

yeh i think we hv got a name for him insha allah...
its not easy, lol after going thru so many dif ideas finally went back to the one we originally picked :o

LOL! usually happens. Although i think ive always loved the name Abdullah. So its something inshaAllah i hope to stick with.

[Medievalist]

Who is "it" :torture:
Yeh Alhamdullilah- nearly 6 weeks :D :inlove:
JazakAllah Khair. Pfftt whateverrr! Nowt about being a tight gujjeh :( you were banned so there was nho way of inviting you! :rotfl:

Mubarak Mubarak yeh shaadi mubarak.

Does that mean you've gone onto the dark side? South Afreeeeeq. Whats it like?

mashaALLAH nice names.

Did you invite any1 from ummah?

[Zesty]

Mubarak Mubarak yeh shaadi mubarak.

Does that mean you've gone onto the dark side? South Afreeeeeq. Whats it like?

mashaALLAH nice names.

Did you invite any1 from ummah?

JazakAllah Khair :hidban: :D :inlove:

Yeh, i moved a week after my nikkah so been here just over a month now :) Alhamdullilah its lovely. Beautiful country, good lifestyle, lovely weather etc.

:D I think so too. When is your wife due? You must be very excited.
loolll- my wedding was small (well as small as we could manage). Yeh the nwhole of ummah except you :p

[Medievalist]

JazakAllah Khair :hidban: :D :inlove:

Yeh, i moved a week after my nikkah so been here just over a month now :) Alhamdullilah its lovely. Beautiful country, good lifestyle, lovely weather etc.

:D I think so too. When is your wife due? You must be very excited.
loolll- my wedding was small (well as small as we could manage). Yeh the nwhole of ummah except you :p

sickness. you should make a thread about what its like. People might be interested. (read me)

end of june inshaALLAH. excited? pffftttt whatevaa**roll eyes**

[Zesty]

sickness. you should make a thread about what its like. People might be interested. (read me)

end of june inshaALLAH. excited? pffftttt whatevaa**roll eyes**

Youre probably the only one who would be interested :rotfl: Yeh inshaAllah maybe i will since quite a few people have been curious as to whether ive moved etc.

Yaaayyy :hidban: cool inshaAllah thats wonderful! Yeh right youre not excited :p looolll.

[Abu Mus'ab]

Especially when living in a Kaffir environment, we cant have the child be confused about the origion of his name.

And today that's what so many people are doing, some of them like kaafir names and the others want their children to 'fit in'

[dhakiyya]

Many of the "typical" Muslim names do trancend cultures... my non Muslim family all love my daughters name (Ruqayya.... which they pronounce Rukayya but it doesn't matter, not their fault they can't say qaf cause they're not Arabs) - Lots of westerners like the name Umar (usually spelled Omar cause of a film star) and A'isha is a very well known name with so many different spellings. So if they're worried about their grandkids mixing in at school and with different cultures and stuff... they needn't be :)

Just pick a Muslim name can be said easily by an English person, or still sounds pretty when its said slightly wrongly.

[dhakiyya]

end of june inshaALLAH. excited? pffftttt whatevaa**roll eyes**


ohhh, machoness.... we all know you're really excited, and probably rather afraid too, just like every other man who cares deeply about his wife and child is but won't admit it :)

[Medievalist]

Abu Mus'ab: so is that why you called yrself Abu Mus'ab :outta:

Dhakkiyyah: scared? about what?

[dhakiyya]

knowing most men...... about having to change a pooey nappy :p - just kidding - fatherhood is a big responsibility, men are often a little afriad whether they're going to cope with fatherhood, having a precious little mini bundle looking up to them, and also coping with all the difficulties of child rearing..... its something all caring fathers go through :) and they turn out to be good fathers so don't worry :)

[Medievalist]

hmmmm

I must be weird then cos Im chilling. Whats to worry about, ALLAH Ta'ala is the one who will feed him, clothe him, and decide whats best for him.

Seriously I aint worried. alhamdulillah :D:D

[dhakiyya]

MashaAllah, may Allah keep your emaan high always and keep all your family on the straight path always and bless you with many children who all grow into pious righteous happy healthy Muslims who are the coolness of your eyes. Ameen

[.: Anna :.]

aameen :)

[Medievalist]

aameen.

[Noor_Usman]

Mashallah we are also going to use Ruqayyah if we are having a daughter :inlove: We have yet to settle on middle names :rolleyes:

Still stumped for boys names though :smack:

[.: Anna :.]

masha allah :love:
yeh boys names are harder i think!
hav u tried looking in ne books or browsing name website etc, cos it might give u some more ideas

[dhakiyya]

I found boys names easier...... I decided on Khalid quite early on and really was undecided about girls names..... then close to when I was due my husband decided we should have a discussion to decide names n we both made a list of our favourites, he picked Khalid cause it was my favourite boys name and he knew I was really set on it, and he picked Ruqayya cause he wanted to name our baby after one of the daughters of Rasool Allah :saw: if she was a girl, and Ruqayya was my favourite of them. It wasn;t one of the girls names on my list but as soon as I saw his list I thought :smack: thats a beautiful name why didn't I think of that. So he chose Ruqayya for a girl................ then we had a little girl mashaAllah :love:

[GAL-actic]

:salams

Dhakiyya I love Ruqayya. These are some names in my family I like:
-Girls: Ruqayya, Thuwayba, Manal
-Boys: Nu'maan, Zuhayr, Qasem, Hudhayfah

[riaizhere]

In our lot the husband's sister has the right to choose the name, which is not fair on me or my sisters coz we don't hav ani brothers, so v wont be naming anyone!!!!:(

[PK Aali]

:salams

I've already got names ready for my kids and i aint even married yet!!

[akko1291]

Re: who will name your child?

The one who carried the child for 9 months. She will name it!

[Apricot]

You can name your child any name you want, so long as you don't pick a name with a bad meaning behind it or one that goes against Islam,

How do you rate which name is English or not? Names come from all over the world,

I don't see anything wrong with 'English' names, I prefer Arabic names though, they sound so much better,

AsalamuAlaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

I think the main idea is that you give your children names which make them easily and quickly identified as Muslims. While my favorite name ever is Madeleine, I would never give my future daughter that name as it would not clearly identify her as Muslim. I would rather that my children have a strong sense of their Muslim identity and be named after Muslim role-models they can follow.

Hannah is the name of the mother of Mariam (mother of Prophet Eisa), and it's currently a trendy girls name among Muslim Arabs in the Emirates. :up:

[Apricot]

Yeah, some families are really medieval about not allowing the parents of the baby to name their child! My friend's in-laws have a superiority complex (husband's family has more money than her family) and they had her legally change the baby's name when the baby was 6 months old because the name she chose was "too old-fashioned" (she named her kid after one of the Prophets,:asalam:). Of course, it's all a power-trip and completely removed from how Allah (swt) teaches us to behave (ie, without excessive personal pride). Allah (swt) holds the baby's parents responsible for whatever name is chosen.

I'm expecting my first child in late June inshaAllah and my hubby :coolbro: was named Ziad by his father with the idea that the future grandson would be named Tariq bin Ziad (Tariq son of Ziad), after the famous Muslim leader who conquered Gibraltar and Spain. Since we're expecting a little boy, that is what we are gonna name the kid. We end up with a name that: respects my father in law's original idea, is easy for my Pakistani parents and grandparents to pronounce, and which hubby and I like. Everyone is happy :)

Original Poster, I think you should take the advice that Sister Asiya originally gave you. Your hubby should have the backbone to calmly explain to his grandparents that you and he really really like certain names and would prefer to show respect to the family elders in other ways.

As for your mom not being able to pronounce certain names, I have an American friend whose non Muslim parents insist on calling her son Abdallah "Alfred" and her son Yusef "Joey" ("Joey" is a nickname for "Joseph"). Sure it annoys her, but she says it's more important to her that her parents love her kids just as much as the other grandkids, which al hamdulillah they do.

[who d man]

Dont worry im not expectin any kid i jus liked dis name Audrina Valentine sorry but dem religious namez iz not my style 2 say da least

[Omar Mukhtar]

....

[parwaaz]

Dont worry im not expectin any kid i jus liked dis name Audrina Valentine sorry but dem religious namez iz not my style 2 say da least

u know the answer pretty well whether it "iz dat name ok" or not.wots the point of asking then?

if " dem religious namez r not yrstyle " and you are proposing a name which clearly is not religious than what kind of answer are you expecting from others.

A muslim should know very well the types of names we have been advised to keep and if they are not your style no-one is going to come up with a super -duper middle path just so that you can keep to your style.

[Slot]

Valentine is a Christian reference.

[Slot]

My wife took the first name, I took the middle. So داوود الخطاب is his name. I cannot express how 'disappointed' my father was (he is kafiroon) but Insh'Allah David will be PROUD of his name on the day of recompense when Allah(swt) calls him forward.

[Genghis]

Just wanted to add, Inshallah try to give him a rare name, a rare beautiful islamic name,

:up:

Also you carried kid of yours for 9 months the right is totally yours :D

[yasmin20]

I'm sure I made this thread before i knew i was expecting twins now we've got two names to choose :hidban:

So far (I'm half way through alhamdulillah) we've had no-one from my in-laws saying anything about the names, my m-i-l did ask me if we've decided on the names and I told her that the babies father is making a list of names and she was happy about that so inshaALLAH we get to choose the names :inlove:

[.: Anna :.]

masha allah sis. but i thought ur hubby already picked out names for the both of them? he changed his mind or still considering or what?
apricot i see u r new here, welcome :D i like that name masha allah. i am due with a boy in june aswell :up:

[.: Anna :.]

yeh valentine is a christian saint. altho u get some muslims with this name or similar like from albania i have one relative she is muslim & her name is valentina. "religious" names are better though. mayb u will change ur mind by the time u have children insha allah, and btw Audrina just sounds made up :p

[MMS]

audrina sounds like a buddy in old folks home

[yasmin20]

Salam Anna LOL
well he has but i think he's changing his mind we're still not sure

Your nearly there now mashaALLAH i wonder how you're feeling you're about to see your baby face to face very soon inshaALLAH:inlove:

[.: Anna :.]

alhamdulillah im feeling okay but keep me in duas insha allah :D
how about u sis?

[yasmin20]

Alhamdulillah I'm well too,alot of people thinking im about 6 and half 7 months !!! I'm just 20 weeks!!
My legs feel really heavy due to the weight lol but things could be worse so I'm happy
how many more weeks left for you now...?

[.: Anna :.]

5 more weeks for me
awww make sure u get enough rest and dnt tire urself out too much cos it must be harder with the two of them. insha allah i hope rest of pregnancy will go well and u feel good and able to get chance to relax alot before they arrive :d

[Medievalist]

Other thing to consider is that sometimes people have more than one name that they are known by. In bengalis I think this is very common, they have a nice arabic name and then a bengali nickname.

Some people in my family also have this and it doesnt have to be a non-arabic second name; my mothers got two names and both are mashaALLAH arabic names.

So - in this light perhaps choose one name yourself and one name from the elders; with us the first name I've decided on and second name she wants but I like that one aswell. Most people will probably call him by the second name cos in our culture they dont say Muhammad as a name so much, but it doesnt matter cos I'll call him Muhammad inshaALLAH :up:

[who d man]

lemme break dis down for u. u n ur man name da kid wateva u wanna name him n dis will be like hiz real name da one in hiz birth certificate n passport n ****. den av da bby granddad giv a name n dis name could be hiz house name or wateva init lol

[yasmin20]

:rotfl: okay

[who d man]

i av a name picked for a gal not dat im expectin one or anyting lol how do u like Audrina Valentine i dont really care bout wat my family tinkz of dis cos like hey u had ur chance namin ur kid . me n now itz mine lol. she might av a middle name a fake one though it wont be on her birth certificate n stuff .i dunno maybe sumting like erm ruby lol i hardly know any proper religous namez

[Apricot]

apricot i see u r new here, welcome :D i like that name masha allah. i am due with a boy in june aswell :up: Assalamu Alaikum and thanks for the welcome, Anna :D I have six weeks to go until due date, inshaAllah. What names are you thinking of for your little dude? I keep telling my dh that next lil boy will be named Abdallah or AbdurRahman or Khalid, inshaAllah.

[Apricot]

So far (I'm half way through alhamdulillah) we've had no-one from my in-laws saying anything about the names, my m-i-l did ask me if we've decided on the names and I told her that the babies father is making a list of names and she was happy about that so inshaALLAH we get to choose the names :inlove:

Al hamdulillah, I'll keep making du'a that your children are given names that you and your husband like, inshaAllah.

[.: Anna :.]

Assalamu Alaikum and thanks for the welcome, Anna :D I have six weeks to go until due date, inshaAllah. What names are you thinking of for your little dude? I keep telling my dh that next lil boy will be named Abdallah or AbdurRahman or Khalid, inshaAllah.

wa alaykum salam :)
masha allah. insha allah rest of ur pregnancy will go smoothly :up:we have so many sisters on here due around that same time :D
for the name we are thinking Ziyad and then Abdurrahman as a middle/2nd name, but have changed mind a couple of times so cant say for definate :p

[who d man]

skeen

[PK Aali]

:salams

Do you know how many beautiful names Islaam has?!

Guys - Hassan, Hussain, Abdullah, Ali, Usamah, Umayr, Hamza
Girls - Aisha, Fatima, Maryam, Asma etc!!

Check more out here (http://www.muslim-names.co.uk/)

[Milly]

why u would want to name ur child something that does not identify her as a muslim is weird. surely our muslim names are a kinda dawah in itself to non muslims.
we as muslims should be walking talking islam representers and should not be ashamed of who we are.
but if that aint ur 'style' - hey ho!

[IbnAbdulHakim]

hey man i like the name hulk



but i realise i dont know best so i do whats recommended by islaam so i stick to names which have better meanings!

newayz loving islaam, lovin the companions o da prophet sallallahi alaihi wasallaam increases ur love for the names

[Genghis]

Dont worry im not expectin any kid i jus liked dis name Audrina Valentine sorry but dem religious namez iz not my style 2 say da least

Ahhh.. religious names aint in style anymore eh?

lol.. sis its your choice but there's many beautiful names in Islam trust me, as someone said in this thread.. mayb when you've had a kid you'll change your mind,

Why does everybody say skeen lol.. man this mesair disease is effectin everyone,

nyways wish you the best sis, :up:

[$HugoBoss$]

No it's not, it's a stupid name. Stick with islamic names jeez :rolleyes:

[muslim_sis]

InshAllah me and hubby will be naming our baby. Though family members are helping us think of names, they're just suggestions, at the end of it we will be naming our baby once we see him inshallah :love:

[.: Anna :.]

sis u got ne ideas or not thought of ne most likely choices yet?

[muslim_sis]

sis u got ne ideas or not thought of ne most likely choices yet?
we've thought of some names but we arent gonna come to any one specific name before the baby is born, i think u have to see the baby before definately naming it. Boys names are hard, but i like the simple boy names.

[.: Anna :.]

yeh i agree it is hard!!
insha allah u will give him a great name :love:

[muslimma]

......i fink its true that no matter how much you think of names, even if you decide on one, when babilicious comes you may totally change your mind...cos a name pops straight into you head as soon as you see them...:love:

does any1 get me? :o

[heaven2002]

if anybody asks me then il say ive already picked the names i like, then hopefully they wont give suggestions

i think its the parents right to choose

[abood]

assalam alaikum


my children would be my children so i will put the names of my children inshaALLAH and if not then i want let any 1 to put any name for my children .. :D

wassalam

[$HugoBoss$]

My neighbour, who else :D

[urban_rose]

me...myself inshAllah :D

[Islamiyyah]

My husband

[Um_yusuf]

my daughter was named by my mum
son no.1 was named by my father in law
son no 2 Nabeel was named by hubby and i and last but not least my baby , youngest son Yusuf was named by my brother :D

[City_Sister]

When it comes to this kind of important decisions my husband and I use the 2 yes, 1 no-system. So we both have to agree to it, if one of us says 'no' then it's off the table. :coolsis:

[c0508310]

Please give your input on these names:
Hannah Chowdhury
Sarah Chowdhury
Layla Chowdhury
Sophia Chowdhury
Sabrina Chowdhury
Amina Chowdhury
Emma Chowdhury

i,ll go for Sarah and Amina! as both are the Islamic name!

[parwaaz]

we have used this system before in family , it works and leaves evry one happy!

when we were younger, we had a baby cousin (because we all lived together, he was like a brother than a couisn).so all of us had different names chosen including the kid's grandma and uncle. so we wrote all teh names on little slips and put them in a box and let grandma pick the name.and the name that was chsen was kept as his name.so no complaining.

off course, the elders first will have to check whether names mentioned are Islamic before entering in the draw!!!!!!!!!!!!

[who d man]

first off genghis im not ur sis. im a boi like n yeh sum ov da religious namez are quite bwaad init

[parwaaz]

first off genghis im not ur sis. im a boi like n yeh sum ov da religious namez are quite bwaad init

nothing can be more bwaad than your take on religious names.you know u are in the wrong but still wud like to ask others opinions where there is absolutly nothing to give an opinion about.

[who d man]

i like audrina valentine n roxanne avery but i guess u could name her amelia rae like my aunt did with her baby

[who d man]

i like audrina valentine n roxanne avery but i guess u could name her amelia rae like my aunt did wid her baby

[Medievalist]

Khadijah
Aishah
Sawdah
Hafsah
Zainab
Maymoonah
Juwairiyah


Safiyyah
Ramlah
Umm Salma

Ruqayyah
Umm Kulthoom
Fatimah

[parwaaz]

i like audrina valentine n roxanne avery but i guess u could name her amelia rae like my aunt did wid her baby

the original poster clearly seems a muslim from her post, she says she wouls like modern names but with a good meaning.
so i am afraid your suggestion of weird and non muslims names would not go down too well with her. and nor there is no point telling her about the stupid name your aunties gave to her child.

[muslimma]

...i wish people would be nice enuf after all the suggestions to tell us what they decided...:p

[muslimma]

Dont worry im not expectin any kid i jus liked dis name Audrina Valentine sorry but dem religious namez iz not my style 2 say da least

apart from you who really cares...? :rolleyes:

[brjimc]

Layla and Amina are my favs

[dhakiyya]

I've combined four threads on names into one - makes it easier for people considering what to name their children to search for posts etc on this subject

[seven]

has anybody heard of the name mahmuz?

[`asiya]

has anybody heard of the name mahmuz?


http://www.babylon.com/definition/mahmuz/English

Turkish-English

mahmuz

n. spur, bumper, rowel

"spur; cock's spur; (ship's) ram, beak, cutwater; (bridge) fender"

:S i dont know what some of those english words mean

[seven]

i had a really weird dream this morning... and there was somebody named mahmuz... strange coz i've never heard this name before :scratch:

[`asiya]

masha Allah maybe ur going to meet someone from turkey then ? Allahu alam :D

maybe its variation on mahmood, because when kamal A.T.T outlawed arabic, in favour of turkish the muslim names also changed, like khadijah because hatice, aisha is aishe Allahu alam.

[seven]

lol... i just got back from turkey... didn't meet a mahmuz! ...yet :p

[who d man]

can u av namez dat are englaish. iz tru any naeme allowde as long dont av bad meanin. so wat bout avery

[Fairy]

Dont name your child some popular name, it seems everyone has a kid called anayah, alishba, alina. Get something original please!!

[poppy22]

You know the english name Daniel - is Daanyaal the correct way of spelling it as a mulsim name and how it is pronouced please?

[.: Anna :.]

i dont think the first A should have two, but I am not 100%.. the name is not mentioned in Quran so you have to find another book which mentions it and check it against that. If its not alif don't put two A there (the 2nd one will b alif pretty sure)

[*hijab*]

out of this list i wud say amina or layla :up:

[hanifa]

Ok then, we muslims can name our children Matthew, Harry, David and Carol, Natalie, Helen etc, as long as they have good meanings it is fine then is not it?
Why not?

Did the Sahaba change their names except in the case od bad meanings (like war) or shirk meanings (like Abdul Eisa)? In fact, some non Arab names have even been adopted into Arabic usage: Salman, Eisa, Musa, Yusuf, Adam, Hawwa, Asiya, Luqman, Ayoub, Lut, Ibrahim, Ishaq, Elias, Shamshoon, Dalilah, Hajar, Ismail, Zakariya, Dawud, Sulayman are all examples of this kind of adoption (they exist even in the Holy Quran). Then there are Arabic names with bad meanings used customarily by Muslims, for example, Al Harbi (the warmonger). Is that a better name than Chowdhury (which is Hindi)?

Hanifa

[intl_muslimah]

ameena is beautiful:)

i do also like the suggestion of anayah - i didn't realize it was such a popular name, i've only ever known one anayah

[al.khansaa]

sophia and laila.

[KeeKee]

Layla's a gorgeous name.

does anyone else love the name Muawiya? i totally am obsessed with that name.

[quadratic101]

laila is a nice name,especially Amina

[Kasim2k7]

i like hannah, emma, and layla is a good name too

[Abu Mus'ab]

You know the english name Daniel - is Daanyaal the correct way of spelling it as a mulsim name and how it is pronouced please?
It's written دانيال - Daanyaal

And pronounced darn-yarl (yarl like the word yarn)

[Hadiyah1]

i like the name eliza for a girl, but also laila

i had a son 3 months ago and we have called him adyan

dose it really matter how in english you spell the name of your child?
or as long as you pournounce (cnt spell) it correctly

[dhakiyya]

there are different ways to transliterate names (transliterate=write in a different alphabet) and there is not one correct way. However, when someone reads the name they must be able to read it correctly. For example: "Muhammad", "Mohamed", "Muhammed" are all read in much the same way... but if you spelled it "Moohameed" then people would read it wrongly so this is not an acceptable way to spell it.

I don't know the name adyan... so can't say if this is a good spelling or not, unless I can hear you say it. .:Anna:. knows many more names than me and she's extremely good at Arabic mashaAllah so maybe she knows this name and can advise you better?

[.: Anna :.]

i dnt kno that name, only heard adnan bt i looked on muslim-names.co.uk site they said a nabi had that name :up:

[Hadiyah1]

The spelling was adan like the garden of eiden....in heaven, but w spelt it different his only 3 months so if anyone is for certain i should register it different then do let me no . jazakallah.

[dhakiyya]

do you say the name the same as Eden (as in the garden of eden) - or do you say it differently? Adyan isn't said like eden at all :S Is the first sound ee like eden, or like ai in the word pain? or if neither, like what? can you say what it rhymes with?

[scribble]

Adyan sounds like a nice name mashallah.

When I have children I want to name them unusual names. :D Like different ones that aren't popular.

[scribble]

It's written دانيال - Daanyaal

And pronounced darn-yarl (yarl like the word yarn)

Oh.. Whoopsie me. I thought you pronounced it Done-yarl :p :rotfl:

[Hadiyah1]

aydan we say like ai-den or like hey-den (aydan)

[Abu Mus'ab]

aydan we say like ai-den or like hey-den (aydan)
You wrote adyan first, that's why they couldn't understand you (btw the word adyan means 'religions')

I suppose you can spell it however you want, since it's not an arabic word anyway.

[Abu Mus'ab]

Adyan sounds like a nice name mashallah.

When I have children I want to name them unusual names. :D Like different ones that aren't popular.
Before you go off naming them with alien names like done and yarl i suggest you tell me the names first so i can give you the right spelling, i'd hate to be in their shoes if they got given wierd names by you :|

[.: Anna :.]

You wrote adyan first, that's why they couldn't understand you (btw the word adyan means 'religions')

I suppose you can spell it however you want, since it's not an arabic word anyway.

yeh aidan is an english name i think? my cousin has got that name (non muslim)

[Hiking]

Aiden...doesn't that sound kinda similar to the arabic word for also?

*beginner arabic learner don't kill me if it's wrong*

[Hadiyah1]

i heard it was a muslim name as well as english name and it is orginally spelt adan in islam. the meaning was eiden the garden, but naw thinkin should we change it to adan with the y. or dose it matter. im really confused naw after what everyone is saying

[scribble]

Adan is Irish comes from Aidan. Aidan means little fire ! :eek:

Hmm...

[scribble]

Before you go off naming them with alien names like done and yarl i suggest you tell me the names first so i can give you the right spelling, i'd hate to be in their shoes if they got given wierd names by you :|

:nono: I haven't thought of any yet. :(

Besides, I ain't a total smurf, I do know how to spell most names. :p

[Abu Mus'ab]

Aiden...doesn't that sound kinda similar to the arabic word for also?

*beginner arabic learner don't kill me if it's wrong*
also = aydhan

[Hiking]

also = aydhan

So I'm a tiny bit right? :hidban:

[Abu Mus'ab]

Adan is Irish comes from Aidan. Aidan means little fire ! :eek:

Hmm...
mini jahannam :|

[Abu Mus'ab]

So I'm a tiny bit right? :hidban:
Aye, it's just a one letter difference :up:

[scribble]

I'm going to give my Sims good proper Muslim names. :up: I won't even kill them if I get bored. :( :p

[Abu Mus'ab]

So I'm a tiny bit right? :hidban:
Actually scratch that, after reading her post i finally understood what she was saying, the 'name' she's talking about is spelt,

عيدن

whereas "also" is spelt,

أيضا

so the whole word is different unfortunately, well i suppose you got one letter right so that should count as something :|

[Hiking]

:( never mind, :insha: I'll have better luck next time!

[Abu Mus'ab]

i heard it was a muslim name as well as english name and it is orginally spelt adan in islam. the meaning was eiden the garden, but naw thinkin should we change it to adan with the y. or dose it matter. im really confused naw after what everyone is saying
there's the arabic word 3adn عدن used a number of times in the qur'an, but i'm yet to hear it being translated as eden :scratch:

[.: Anna :.]

mini jahannam :|

can u say juhaynam? :scratch:

i think the meaning for aidan little fire probly means for the red hair...

[Abu Mus'ab]

can u say juhaynam? :scratch:

i think the meaning for aidan little fire probly means for the red hair...
hmm i don't know, i haven't come across any rubaa3i words put on baab musagh-ghar (for the life of me i can't seem to transliterate that properly :rubeyes:) before :scratch:

[Na'eemah]

Some boys name was Haydh :o :scratch: :eek3:

[.: Anna :.]

Some boys name was Haydh :o :scratch: :eek3::rubeyes:

[scribble]

:eek:

[*hijab*]

girls names:

khadija
fatima
a'isha
ruqaya
zainab
zahra
nusayba
summaya

[KhadijaC]

Assalamu alaikum,

Just wanted some suggestions on boys names.

Preferably something which conforms in the UK however has roots to religion.

Illustration of what I am looking for is something like

Adam, which fits and is also the name of the 1st prophet.

[.: Anna :.]

Assalamu alaikum,

Just wanted some suggestions on boys names.

Preferably something which conforms in the UK however has roots to religion.

Illustration of what I am looking for is something like

Adam, which fits and is also the name of the 1st prophet.

some which sound like similar and easy to prn for english people

adam, sami, zaki, zain, ali, zayd...

erm i cant think what else but any name which u pick aslong as its not soo hard to pronounce people wil get used to it after a bit?

[*hijab*]

Assalamu alaikum,

Just wanted some suggestions on boys names.

Preferably something which conforms in the UK however has roots to religion.

Illustration of what I am looking for is something like

Adam, which fits and is also the name of the 1st prophet.

Danyal (Daniel)

[Dunia]

I go for layla it is a beautiful name and Amina also :)

[dhakiyya]

aydan we say like ai-den or like hey-den (aydan)

yeah like ^^^^ is cool....... before you wrote adyan then said like Eden :scratch: which isn't right, but aydan is...... there's no one correct way to write it, provided people read it right when they see it, cause its Arabic not English.

[Saudi Prince]

If I were a kafer who converted to Islam, I would keep my English name as long as it does not have a negative meaning from Islamic point of view. By keeping my name, Joe and Henry can relate to me when they ask me about my name!
Hello! I am Joe nice to meet you.
Hi! I am Daniel nice to meet you too.

When he later find that I am a Muslim he will think about Islam! Maybe Alaaud Din would scare him away, if that was what I called myself!

[dhakiyya]

I think Ala'uddin is a :up: name..... problem is that in the UK you'll get called Aladdin (as in the way westerners pronounce the character in alf layla wa layla and the disney adaptation of that particular story from it)

[.: Anna :.]

Alauddin is quite cute of a name. the disney thing makes it seem cute :p

[dhakiyya]

except that he'd constantly be called Aladdin by everyone :S plus its virtually impossible to render the pronunciation in the English alphabet in a way that it can be read correctly. Even Ala'uddin will get pronounced Alowdin :banghead:

same problem with the name Salahuddin... will either get pronunced Saladin or salarudin or something :banghead:

and the way Ahmad gets pronounced :S :S :S Aaarrrrrrrrmmid :vomit:

[.: Anna :.]

well if u reli like the name u cd probably train ppl to say it right eventually. its not impossible :cool: