Aaliyah, Amani, Amel, Bessma, Dalia, Farah, Haifa, Hana, Layla, Malika, Maliha, Nadeen, Naima, Salma, Shakira, Tamara, Yasmin, Zahra
Which do you prefer? My friends are expecting their baby soon and they asked me to get some Arabic names for them. I'd appreciate if you could tell me which ones you prefer, also, if you know another nice Arabic name then by all means write it down - the more the better! =)
2007-03-06 05:26:47 · 34 answers · asked by don't stop the music ♪ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Oops, sorry - here are the meanings!
Aaliyah - high, exalted one
Amani - wishes
Amel - hopes, aspirations
Bessma - smile
Farah - joy
Haifa - beautiful, one with a slender figure Hana - bliss, happiness
Layla - night
Malika - queen
Maliha - praising
Naima - to be contented
Salma - peace
Shakira - thankful
Tamara - date palm
Yasmin - jasmine flower
Zahra - flower
2007-03-06 05:45:26 · update #1
you gave us so many bautiful names....
I'd go for flower names since they are for girls. But i also like Aliah; heifaa. they give the girl personality and grace...
how about Atika: the generous.
Sajidah
lamiaa: the dark ( in a good manner, if you know what i mean)
daniah
dalal
hamidah
rola: an Arabian Tribe
sidra: a name of a tribe and a tree
lulu?? or luluah? why don't you suggest that ;)
2007-03-06 07:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dalia! Dalia! Dalia! Dalia! Dalia! Dalia! Dalia!
This is the most elegant and easy to say in French, English, Arabic, Spanish, etc.
Aaliyah, Zahra, Yasmin, Haifa, Maliha cannot be pronounced correctly by westerners.
And the others are names of popular singer, belly dancers, etc. Do you really want your daughter to be named after a belly dancer?
Nadeen is nice, but overused.
2007-03-08 07:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by Limon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work for Aramco in Dhahran, KSA, so I hear quite a lot of Arabic names. I was amazed at how many "European" names originated from Arabic.
I think Zahra is beautiful no matter how it is spelt or pronounced.
Tamara, Hana, Nadeen and Yasmin are not just lovely names, but they are also very universal and will be easy for Westerners to remember.
One name which isn't in your list is one I heard the other day. I am not sure I can remember it precisely but I think it is spelt Tuka.
oh....and Ayisha is another one which is beautiful......Westerners love it too.
Fatima doesn't sound so great to an English ear, for obvious reasons.
Try the website below for more inspiration....
2007-03-07 04:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by Stealthbong 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'ld steer clear of Shakira- people may assume she was named after the singer- I have met children who were and cringed! Don't most have meanings, that would affect my choice, but on sound alone I would choosel Aaliyah, Layla, Malika, Naima
2007-03-06 05:33:07 · answer #4 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've heard of Aaliyah and Shakira of course because they are singers. I like Zahra and Yasmi, and Dalia...
Hana in Japanese means Flower!
2007-03-06 05:50:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I like Hana (my daughter is Hannah), Layla , Nadeen (is a character in the 'Magic Key ' books, used in schools) Tamara and Zahra. Zahra sounds the most exotic.
2007-03-06 05:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Naima - John Coltrane's first wife and a beautiful melody he wrote for her
Layla - great song by Eric Clapton
Yasmin - probably one of my favourite names. Sounds fragrant and delicate like the flower, so good for a girl.
2007-03-06 22:42:13 · answer #7 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There all lovely names, but my advice is this. I never named any of my babies until I first saw them. I always had a favouite name picked but when I tried to use it - sometimes it just wouldn't come out. for my first son I had picked the name Craig, but everytime I went to pick him up I called him chris, I don't know why it just kept coming out as Chris, and thats what I ended up calling him.
Another tip is to try having to shout the name (which like it or not at some stage the childs name will be shouted loudly) some names sound completly different when this is done!
2007-03-06 05:38:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I like Dalia, Maliha and Naima...but without knowing what they mean, it's hard to make that decision.
2007-03-06 05:36:01 · answer #9 · answered by OhKatie! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Layla and Dalia are so cute I mean Tamara sounds weird in arabic we dont want the gurl to be hating her name. Nadeen is also reallllllllllly cute!!
Malaak, Nivean, Nour, Sophie, Nabilah, Nahla, Rawan, Alaa and Lena.
2007-03-08 11:53:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋