[Opinions] Arabic names with nice meanings
Okay, I've been raiding BtN on names from other cultures, and I found these rather lovely ones. Several have gorgeous, ornate meanings, others just sound nice. Wdyt?
F;
Afra - whitish red
Aida - returning, visitor
Alia - sublime, lofty
Almas - diamond
Amani - wishes
Dima - downpour
Duha - morning
Fairuza - turqoise
Hadil - cooing of doves
Hala - halo around the moon
Izdihar - blossoming
Laila - night
Lamya - having beautiful dark lips
Lina - palm tree, tender
Nazli - delicate, beautiful
Noor - light (I always think Noor means dark, but oh no...)
Sadaf - seashell
Sahar - dawn
Samira - companion in evening talk
Sanya - radiant
Sawsan - lily of the valley
Shadya - singer
Sheherazade - person of the city
Tasneen - spring in paradise
Zahrah - blooming flower
Zubaida - marigold
M;
Amir - prince
Faris - knight
Habib - beloved
Hani - happy
Issa - God is salvation
Mazin - rain clouds
Nima - blessing
Safi - pure
Samir - companion in evening talk
Sher - lion
Süleiman - peace (see Suleiman )
Those two that aren't hyperlinked are from 'A concise dictionary of first names' from Oxford.
- - Kat - -
F;
Afra - whitish red
Aida - returning, visitor
Alia - sublime, lofty
Almas - diamond
Amani - wishes
Dima - downpour
Duha - morning
Fairuza - turqoise
Hadil - cooing of doves
Hala - halo around the moon
Izdihar - blossoming
Laila - night
Lamya - having beautiful dark lips
Lina - palm tree, tender
Nazli - delicate, beautiful
Noor - light (I always think Noor means dark, but oh no...)
Sadaf - seashell
Sahar - dawn
Samira - companion in evening talk
Sanya - radiant
Sawsan - lily of the valley
Shadya - singer
Sheherazade - person of the city
Tasneen - spring in paradise
Zahrah - blooming flower
Zubaida - marigold
M;
Amir - prince
Faris - knight
Habib - beloved
Hani - happy
Issa - God is salvation
Mazin - rain clouds
Nima - blessing
Safi - pure
Samir - companion in evening talk
Sher - lion
Süleiman - peace (see Suleiman )
Those two that aren't hyperlinked are from 'A concise dictionary of first names' from Oxford.
- - Kat - -
This message was edited 5/23/2005, 1:09 PM
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I like all of the names to some extent. I really love the name Noor for both sexes.
I like:
F;
Aida - returning, visitor
Alia - sublime, lofty
Amani - wishes
Duha - morning
Fairuza - turqoise
Hala - halo around the moon
Laila - night
Lina - palm tree, tender
Noor - light (I always think Noor means dark, but oh no...)
Samira - companion in evening talk
Sanya - radiant
Sawsan - lily of the valley
Shadya - singer
Sheherazade - person of the city
Zahrah - blooming flower
Zubaida - marigold
M;
Amir - prince
Faris - knight
Hani - happy
Mazin - rain clouds
Safi - pure
Süleiman - peace (see Suleiman )
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
F;
Aida - returning, visitor
Alia - sublime, lofty
Amani - wishes
Duha - morning
Fairuza - turqoise
Hala - halo around the moon
Laila - night
Lina - palm tree, tender
Noor - light (I always think Noor means dark, but oh no...)
Samira - companion in evening talk
Sanya - radiant
Sawsan - lily of the valley
Shadya - singer
Sheherazade - person of the city
Zahrah - blooming flower
Zubaida - marigold
M;
Amir - prince
Faris - knight
Hani - happy
Mazin - rain clouds
Safi - pure
Süleiman - peace (see Suleiman )
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July