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[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

I need help coming up with a first and first-middle name (since the second middle name is Yasser) for a girl.
The format would be something like *Mary *Jane *Yasser* *Lastname. I don't really care about how the names flow with Yasser since it pretty much has to be there. Below are some names that I like, but you don't have to use the names that I listed for the suggestions. I like Arabic names but not exclusively. The only Arabic names that I refuse to use are Fadwa, Malika, Iman, Maram, yeah...


I have to incorporate Sara (SAH-ra, not SARE-uh) into the name if it's a girl. I don't want to use it as the first name because I think it's just too plain. I think it would be better as a middle name, but I'm not completely against it.

Family Arabic names
-Noura (I love this one and I think it's probably the most neutral, but then it's a little too common [with Arabs & Muslims])
-Mizna (MIZ [rhymes with "fizz"] - na [rhymes with "the"]. I love this name but I'm curious how others feel about it)
-Wathha (it's pronounced like WATH[with a "th" as in "that"]-ha...I love the name but the spelling looks ugly to me and it would confuse people)

Non-family Arabic names
- Aisha (I love this name but I hate all of the possible spellings for it and I don't like the non-Arabic pronunciations of it)
- Moza (it means banana, not directly, but in a cute/nice way)
- Najla (it means big eyes)
- Zainab (I've just always liked this name.)

Family non-Arabic names
-Helen
-Ruth
-Cecilia
-Raisa
-Rivia



For a boy I think I'm absolutely stuck with Mohammad. I think it's a nice name but it's just a mouthful sometimes. Also his name would be Mohammad Yasser Mohammad *Lastname.* Oh well. Can you think of a cute nickname/shortened version? Anything but Mo...ew.

Comments

[sweet-light.livejournal.com]

Can I ask why you have to name your bb with all these rules? I'm super curious.

I think Najla is really cute and love the meaning.

I am also fond of the name Mohammad, I've always really liked how it sounds. I don't think it's a mouthful at all, it rolls off the tongue beautifully!

[cure-rocker.livejournal.com]

cecilia is nice. the rest are just plain awful and would constantly be misspelled and mispronounced.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I love Noura, and Ruth. I love Mohammad, but yeah, the only nickname I can really think of is Mo! It seems like every Mohammad I ever knew, if they did go by a nickname, it was Mo.

[i12bmore.livejournal.com]

You could possibly go with another language's variation on Mohammed, like Mehmet or Mahmoud (which brings to mind Mahmoud Ahmedinejad). There are plenty more I can't think of offhand. Mohammed can also be shortened to Hamid, but that automatically brings to mind Hamid Karzai. Here's a stretch--use Ed as a nickname?

And yeah, Mohammed is a common name where I live, and they almost all go by Mo, which makes me think of the Three Stooges more than anything.

I think Mizna sounds really cute.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

Girl:
Adileh - just; fair - "ah-dee-leh" nn Dee?
Cantara - means bridge, nn Tara?
Ester - star
Leilah - dark haired beauty
Nimah - devotion
Nasrin - "Nahs-reen" nn Nassy(Nah-see) ?
Nayeli - (nah-YEH-lee) is how it's properly pronounced I guess, but I prefer "Nye-ell-ee"
Nyuh - "Nye-uh".
Saraya - "Suh-rye-uh"
Supriya (I prn. it "sue-pree-yuh")
Yasmina

Name combo suggestions:
Adileh Sara Yasser
Ester Sara Yasser
Leilah Saraya Yasser
Nasrin Sara Yasser
Nayeli Sara Yasser
Nyuh Sara Yasser
Nimah Ruth Yasser
Yasmina Sara Yasser

*created name suggestions*
Helenyuh Sara Yasser
Raisara (Rye-sah-ruh) Noura Yasser

Three suggestions for boy name, in case you're still open and willing to reconsider?
Arya - noble; great; truthful "Aw-rye-uh"
Kiran - ray of light
Adun - "A -(as in add) done"

As for nick name for Mohammad, other than "Mo". How bout Omad "Oh-mod". I think it's close enough to Mohammad, but has it's own specialness to it for a nick name.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I like Noura, Mizna, Ruth, and Raisa. Sorry, I can't come up with any other nicknames for Mohammed!