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Zoya - Alive, life, joyous.
Iman or Imani - faith.
Hirah - named after the cave where the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet (SAW).
Amna - peace.
I love these names.. :)
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yasmine has been a long-favourite of mine, but my husband's brother chose that for his daughter. her mother is persian, so they went with jasmine instead of yasmine, but its the same name, essentially, so boo! haha
j'adore amani. its my top favourite, followed closely by amelle and amalia which are both variations of the arabic word "amal" meaning "hope / aspiration".
zayna/zaina is also really pretty.
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My name (real) is Mominah... and I love it!
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well me and my sisters have most unique names (many people then copied them)
*My sis's is *
Naveen- ray of sunlight that gives hope
and Laiba.. which gets common now... but I havent seen any Laiba older than my sis.
yasmine has been a long-favourite of mine, but my husband's brother chose that for his daughter. her mother is persian, so they went with jasmine instead of yasmine, but its the same name, essentially, so boo! haha
j'adore amani. its my top favourite, followed closely by amelle and amalia which are both variations of the arabic word "amal" meaning "hope / aspiration".
zayna/zaina is also really pretty.
I like Amani too, but hubby doesn't like it for some reason.
Okay, so ideally I'd like a name for my girl that played off mine in someway (either being about morning, sun, moon, or maybe starting with S, altho I don't want to restrict it).
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Khashya
Noreen
Aleena
Dania
Ramsha
Enaya
Alishba
Durria
I didnt have time to get their meaning too....
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Rameen is one of my favourites too. and the other day i heard Amara, which is also very pretty. can’t remember the meanings of either of those though, but i’m sure you can look it up.
sahar, how about:
- AYSUN: Turkish name meaning “beautiful as the moon.”
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**HALA **هالة: Arabic name meaning "moon halo." -
**MAHA**: Arabic name meaning "moon." - SELENA: Latin form of Greek Selene, meaning “moon.”
- AYLA: Turkish name meaning “moonlight.”
- LENORE OR ELENORE: Arabic name meaning “God is my light”
i also really love Eliana… i just came across it and even though it has Hebrew origins, not Muslim ones, i think the name and its meaning are gorgeous- Nickelodeon Parents | Printables, coloring pages, recipes, crafts, and more from your child’s favorite Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows.
speaking of which, since Jews are ehlay kitaab, are we allowed to use hebrew names?
I like Amani too, but hubby doesn't like it for some reason.
Okay, so ideally I'd like a name for my girl that played off mine in someway (either being about morning, sun, moon, or maybe starting with S, altho I don't want to restrict it).
Sahar, what about Sawera It means 'morning'? (also spelled Savera).
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Saba
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Irina or Ayrina
I teach at a Jewish School. Do you know how many Sahars I have encountered? TONS! Hebrew and Arabic have a lot of similar roots. I don’t think the language matters as much as the meaning.
My only concern is that I DO want my children to preserve some of their Pakistani heritage in their names. I know that since my Urdu isn’t amazing and neither is hubby
s it’s going to be hard for us to teach them. I want something to keep them connected.
Thanks for the suggestions, guys!
Irina or Ayrina
Meaning?
The girl’s name Irina *\i-ri-na* is a variant of Irene](Irene - Name Meaning, What does Irene mean?) (Greek), and the meaning of Irina is “peace”.
sahar, thanks for the clarification! yay! eliana’s made it on to my list 
i totally understand the pakistani heritage thing. since my hubby is european, its way important to me too that our children’s names reflect a mixed heritage, and not be entirely anglo or entirely desi.
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alizeh, shezreh, alishba, imaan, zoya.
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we'v got the name alizeh, in the family recently....
lol , when ever i like a name someone in the family keeps it... i always keep it to my heart tho..
Not married yet, but u know how u like some name and then its taken...
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Here's a list of many of the ones I like (minus the ones already present amonst family/friends):
Girls
Abra Example, Lesson
Aila Noble
Aini Spring, Flower, Source, Choice
Aiyla Moonlight
Alaia Virtuous
Alesha Protected by god
Aliah Exalted, noble, highest social standing
Amina Honest
Ana Prestige, self respect
Ariana Full of life
Arya Noble
Asra River of Paradise
Ayaana Lucky, good day, day of judgement
Ayra Respectable
Bisma Smile
Daanya Gift of god, beautiful
Eiliyah The beautiful one to grow in peace and love with God
Eraj Morning light
Hadiya Gift
Hana Bliss, felicity
Henna Blessed
Hirah Mount Hirah, named after the mountain where the Holy Qur'an was
Ifza Protective angel
Inaaya Gift of Allah
Jahanara To flower, to live
Jana Products (Fruits) of Paradise - In Surah Al-Rahman
Janan Heart, Soul
Laila Of the Night
Maha Large eyes, moon like
Mahum Moon's Light
Marah Happiness, joy
Minal Gift, achievement
Mysha Happy for entire life
Safia Pure
Sophia Wisdom
Zorah Dawn
Zubi Loving and understanding
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Ooh nice list Sahar (how sad is it that I am totally obsessed with this thread 
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Question - how do you pronounce the following names from your list:
- Alaia
- Eiliyah
- Aila
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I loooooove the names Zayna and Zara.
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Ariana is on our list too!
Aliya is my mum's name :)
i know three Inayah's, all under 3, and they're so friggin' cute.
good choices, Sahar!
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Imaana (variation of faith (iman)
Aveen (Kurdish-love)
Vionne (Kurdish-love)
Zayna
Lawiza
Rabikah
Amaani
Faarina