2008-2009 Rockin' Raiders

[bewitchedxsoul.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to do this for awhile..but here are the names of the kids in my classroom this year. Their middle names are listed if I know them, as well as names of siblings.

Bilal (little brother is Zade..and they're Middle Eastern)
Layla (little sister Sarah)
Jackie Ann (twin baby brothers Jamie Ross and Evan Davis)
Emma
David
Jackson Louis
Dylan Allen (baby sister Kylie)
Micah (older sister Hannah)
Jaida Rayne
Connor
Neariah (she goes by Nea)
Caleb
Susannah Ying (she was adopted from China..and she goes by Zuzu)
Emilie
Nathaniel
Carmen-Sophia (we call her both, her moms call her Phia)
Mason (little brother Owen)
Carson (older brother Conrad)
Flora (little brother Carmine)
Jake

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[ex-londonso.livejournal.com]

Bilal may not sound so nice, but it's a really special name if the family is Muslim (I'm assuming they are?). Bilal was an Ethiopian slave, who was one of the first freed in Islam (which condemns slavery). He was one of the favourite companions of the Prophet and was chosen to make the first ever call to prayer, the adhan (the sound that you hear in Muslim countries coming from mosques) because of his especially beautiful voice. The reasoning behind this was that, when trying to choose something to call Muslims to prayer, the human voice was selected because it was the instrument that God found most beautiful to hear. He's really important to Muslims because he is a symbol of racial equality.

So that kid has an illustrious history behind his name :)

Re: I don't know if this will interest you at all...

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

That's really interesting. Thanks!

Re: I don't know if this will interest you at all...

[ex-londonso.livejournal.com]

:)