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i work at an islamic school so i get to learn all kinds of new names! Some of the Arabic names i love are:

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Mahmoud
Hammad
Farouq
Ibrahim
Abdul
Yusef
Kassem
Mejdee
Amir
Ismael (prn w/a silent I. smah-eel)
Luay (loo-ay)
Dawood
Nuh (said kinda like noo-ah only the ah part is very slight. its more like a breathy sound than anything. idk if i explained it right)
Ammar (definately prefer this over Omar, which is sooo popular!)
Bayram
Mehmet

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Habiba
Nah'la
Aliyah** this is one of my top favorite names that i might use someday (not b/c of the singer btw)
Anisa
Alyah - not said like Aliyah. its prn. al-ee-yah
Amira
Amina
Nasrine
Tasneim
Arej
Nour
Nouran
Ayse (ay-sha. i think this is so much prettier than aisha & its not as popular idt)
Salma / Selma
Mona (moo-nah)
Naziat
Heba*
Marwa
Afnan*
Hala*
Fairouz
Farah
Layla
Raja
Miriam / Maryam*
Ida
Iyah
Ezra
Yasemin (yass-eh-meen)
Yasemina
Lamya
Hwaida (hway-dah)
Ranime
Haneen
Semra
Saudia