Clever parenting

Code_Red · July 14, 2006, 11:37am

Desi Parents in europe or america prefer those names which are common in both societies like Haris, Sara , Natasha , Danial, Taniya, Nadia etc so that their kids gel in easily

What are some other common names like these ?

Femme_Fatale · July 14, 2006, 11:40am

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mona
sasha

Afshi · July 14, 2006, 11:47am

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a lot of famous black people have muslim names which make the names more recognizable and "westernized"

aaliyah (the singer)
aisha tyler (ross' black girlfriend on friends)
rihanna (singer)
iman (model)

there are a lot more, but i dont remember....i should make a list....

S02 · July 14, 2006, 11:52am

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Maya?
Adam
Sofia
Ibrahim
Musa
Yousuf/Joseph

Femme_Fatale · July 14, 2006, 11:57am

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layla
adam

khairiyat hei codey? :D

Code_Red · July 14, 2006, 12:01pm

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^ Aisha and asha sound similar

one indian actress her name was Aisha (not asha ) Jhulka

parissenoor · July 14, 2006, 12:20pm

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linda?

Code_Red · July 14, 2006, 12:24pm

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^ no :p where do you see a desi named linda :-|

Muzna · July 14, 2006, 12:31pm

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Farah
Ursula
Annie
Aleeza

Femme_Fatale · July 14, 2006, 12:34pm

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u have lisa but some people in Pakistan name their dogs lisa too like my stupid cousins.

fghd · July 14, 2006, 12:42pm

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Natasha

S02 · July 14, 2006, 1:11pm

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Maryam

Maaria

I’ve always loved Imaan and Maryam as names. Maaria is nice too. But MashAllah I have a big family, and all of these names are taken.

Sara516 · July 14, 2006, 1:38pm

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Sara

My bro likes shaan but we all hate it..I likedImran for him. My cousins named htier kids danial and Jannat/Janet..

parissenoor · July 14, 2006, 1:57pm

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it’s arab:D

i don’t know desi in europe anyway:halo:

Afshi · July 14, 2006, 2:01pm

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i really dont like when islamic names are shortened/nick-named so it becomes more westernized...my cousin named his son mikhail (prounouced Mick-kyle), and some people call him Mikey (not mickey, as in mouse) or even Kyle.

My own nephew is named Sami-ullah, and my sister hates it when people just call him Sami. It distorts the original meaning of the name.

Shoor · July 14, 2006, 2:02pm

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Salma?

fghd · July 14, 2006, 2:04pm

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Tashi/Tasha

dhobi_bhai · July 14, 2006, 2:10pm

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Quick gatherings from the top of my head:

1) Bahadur Shah Zafar urf Takiyey-wala

2) Mirza Mohammad Nabibukhsh Merdasan

3) Niaz Qalandar Jhanda

4) Tariq Tamwar Yahya

5) Zahoor Zakaria

6) Zulfikkur Zameer

7) Shamshad Yaqoob

8) Kazi Fajahat Firdose

9) Maulvi Niaz Ahmed

10) Aftab Shuja-ud-Din

cutiepie8 · July 14, 2006, 3:22pm

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^ great names dhobi bhai - I m sure kids with these names will gel in easily:)

Krypton · July 14, 2006, 3:25pm

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mikael (michael)
alicia
eliza
aleena