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ok i'm arab i'm married to a russian, and we live in the usa. we're trying to decide on a baby name. we're looking for something that could work with all three cultures. any suggestions

2007-12-01 09:00:28 · 8 answers · asked by irkana 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting Baby Names

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What about a name that has translations or similar forms in Arabic, Russian and/or English? For example:

Ibrahim/Abram/Abraham - the Arabic, Russian and familiar "English" forms are nearly identical ;)

Esmail/Isma'il/Ishmael - no Russian form that I'm aware of, but most English-speakers are familiar with Ishmael.

Laila/Layla/Leila - Arabic origins, but familiar to English-speakers

Lina - Arabic name that works in English and could even be a nickname for something Russian, such as Akilina, Angelina/Anzhelina, Galina or Polina. ;)

Lulu - another Arabic name that works in English and could be a nickname for something like Luba/Lyuba/Lyubov for a girl or possibly Luka for a boy (prefer Lulu as a feminine name/nickname, personally).

Safiya/Safiyyah/Sofiya - not related, but similar

Sara

Yusuf/Iosif/Osip/Joseph

You can find detailed information on those and more extensive lists here: http://www.behindthename.com/

Hope it helps! ;)

2007-12-01 09:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Irish Mommy 6 · 1 0

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2016-05-27 03:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Deena
Ashton

2007-12-01 12:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by ma 7 · 0 0

Boy/Girl?

I've always been fond of the boys name Victor.

2007-12-01 09:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by albino_moogle 2 · 0 1

babynames.com
is a great website . just think of some names that you both like

2007-12-01 09:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by kariweber_17 4 · 0 1

Girl
1.Novalee
2.Emanuelle/Emmy for short
3.Gracie
4.Alaina

Boy
1.Elijha
2.Noah
3.Jetdiah
4.Kegan

2007-12-01 09:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by Viva La Juicy ♥ 3 · 0 1

Some recognizable names:

Hannah
Layla
Zara
Adelle
Alana
Mira

Samuel
John
Victor
Saleem
Alexander
Samir

2007-12-01 09:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by Olivia J 7 · 0 0

Try babynames.com also babycenter.com

2007-12-01 09:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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