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Help[Opinions] Drop Some Cultural Names!
Let's show some love for names that aren't Eurocentric! What cultural or international names do you think are underrated? Let's especially focus on ones that haven't charted in the US. :)
Here are some of mine:
Girls: Alunsina, Astghik, Fairuza, Fumiko, Jumana, Karuna, Kimiko, Masina, Miyuki, Mulia, Muna, Munira, Nazeli, Priyanka, Samidha, Sonali, Umaiza, Xiumei, Yasinta
Boys: Dakila, Dayax, Fiodoras, Habib, Isireli, Isoa, Kavi, Lakandula, Levon, Maina, Mieszko, Mikio, Munadi, Nishant, Qiyam, Qulu, Semi, Suraj, Xerxes, Xaliq, Xuan
Here are some of mine:
Girls: Alunsina, Astghik, Fairuza, Fumiko, Jumana, Karuna, Kimiko, Masina, Miyuki, Mulia, Muna, Munira, Nazeli, Priyanka, Samidha, Sonali, Umaiza, Xiumei, Yasinta
Boys: Dakila, Dayax, Fiodoras, Habib, Isireli, Isoa, Kavi, Lakandula, Levon, Maina, Mieszko, Mikio, Munadi, Nishant, Qiyam, Qulu, Semi, Suraj, Xerxes, Xaliq, Xuan
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Amista (Chamorro)
Bahram (Persian)
Chizuru (Japanese)
Delara (Persian)
Enitan (Yoruba)
Farai (Shona)
Hala (Arabic)
Jannatul Ferdous (Bengali)
Kalidas (Hindi)
Megumi (Japanese)
Niloufar (Persian)
Otgonbayar (Mongolian)
Pakpao (Thai)
Roshanara (Persian)
Sumire (Japanese)
Tadesse (Amharic)
Xia (Chinese)
Yawen (Chinese)
Bahram (Persian)
Chizuru (Japanese)
Delara (Persian)
Enitan (Yoruba)
Farai (Shona)
Hala (Arabic)
Jannatul Ferdous (Bengali)
Kalidas (Hindi)
Megumi (Japanese)
Niloufar (Persian)
Otgonbayar (Mongolian)
Pakpao (Thai)
Roshanara (Persian)
Sumire (Japanese)
Tadesse (Amharic)
Xia (Chinese)
Yawen (Chinese)
> "aren't eurocentric"
> Mieszko
I'm sorry, it made me chuckle.
I don't tend to pay much attention to names from languages I'm not familiar with because my assumption is that my perception of these names will always be so horribly skewed on so many levels it's barely worth entertaining the thought.
That said, I was at certain points intrigued by various names from cultures I'm unfamiliar with. Alemayehu comes to mind, it just looks so pleasant. Some other names that stuck with me: Kahina, Firouz Sarangerel. Also Xinyi, but this perfectly illustrates why I don't pay these foreign names too much mind because clearly what I like best about this name is what it looks like romanized. Hardly seems fair to it.
> Mieszko
I'm sorry, it made me chuckle.
I don't tend to pay much attention to names from languages I'm not familiar with because my assumption is that my perception of these names will always be so horribly skewed on so many levels it's barely worth entertaining the thought.
That said, I was at certain points intrigued by various names from cultures I'm unfamiliar with. Alemayehu comes to mind, it just looks so pleasant. Some other names that stuck with me: Kahina, Firouz Sarangerel. Also Xinyi, but this perfectly illustrates why I don't pay these foreign names too much mind because clearly what I like best about this name is what it looks like romanized. Hardly seems fair to it.
Adedayo
Darshana
Dechen
Deepika
Enheduanna
Firuza
Fu
Fuji
Fuku
Geetha
Gyeong-Ja
Hinata
Hằng
Intira
Jacira
Koharu
Komang
Lani
Mao
Neohne'e
Pema
Roshanara
Sengphet
Tuana
Xiuying
Akito
Bilgüün
Chike
Dubaku
Faruq
Göksu
Hasib
Imhotep
Karthik
Mahpiya
Olusegun
Pilirani
Rin
Ruwan
Su-Hyeon
Yoshiro
Darshana
Dechen
Deepika
Enheduanna
Firuza
Fu
Fuji
Fuku
Geetha
Gyeong-Ja
Hinata
Hằng
Intira
Jacira
Koharu
Komang
Lani
Mao
Neohne'e
Pema
Roshanara
Sengphet
Tuana
Xiuying
Akito
Bilgüün
Chike
Dubaku
Faruq
Göksu
Hasib
Imhotep
Karthik
Mahpiya
Olusegun
Pilirani
Rin
Ruwan
Su-Hyeon
Yoshiro
Girls: Ayelen, Belinay, Channary, Chantrea, Citlalli, Devi, Hadassah, Ishani, Izumi, Kimimela, Kinneret, Kiri, Leilani, Lestari, Lilavati, Maile, Malinalli, Mayumi, Midori, Pipaluk, Sarangerel, Shiori, Suzume, Tamar
Boys: Aravind, Baran, Demir, Farhan, Hasan, Iskandar, Jamal, Kai, Kentaro, Kumar, Naranbaatar, Rashad, Roshan, Sovann, Taner, Tecumseh, Tenzin
Boys: Aravind, Baran, Demir, Farhan, Hasan, Iskandar, Jamal, Kai, Kentaro, Kumar, Naranbaatar, Rashad, Roshan, Sovann, Taner, Tecumseh, Tenzin
Wow, these are amazing, thank you! I like so many of these!
Oh, I forgot about Ameyalli, Sumaya, and Samira! I love those names! Ashwin is super cool too!
Dominika, Tenzin, Koraljka, Inderjeet, Aruzhan, Minttu, Noriko, Ülviyyə, Shiphrah, Melati, Namja, Zöldike, Liliore, Kartika, Merindah, Nurbakyt, Yrasêma, Dulciorella, Aolani, Narundi.
Jordanes, Mermin, Shams, Yamato, Andrius, Tamerlane, Inderpal, Vakhtang, Ferrer, Dzvezdan, Soubael, Demetre, Keyumars, Ariaen, Larth, Shenhav, Elemund, Lurains, Coriolan, Torec.
From your list I like Astghik, Fairuza, Fumiko, Jumana, Miyuki, Priyanka, Samidha, Dayax, Kavi, Levon, Nishant, Qiyam, Suraj, Xerxes and Xuan.
Jordanes, Mermin, Shams, Yamato, Andrius, Tamerlane, Inderpal, Vakhtang, Ferrer, Dzvezdan, Soubael, Demetre, Keyumars, Ariaen, Larth, Shenhav, Elemund, Lurains, Coriolan, Torec.
From your list I like Astghik, Fairuza, Fumiko, Jumana, Miyuki, Priyanka, Samidha, Dayax, Kavi, Levon, Nishant, Qiyam, Suraj, Xerxes and Xuan.
This message was edited 6/24/2024, 11:56 AM
Boys: Lars, Sven, Thor, Khalil, Haroun, Paavo, Sandor, Tadhg, Lugh, Akira, Dorji, Llamo, Norbu, Tenzin, Bendito, Bosayo
Girls: Anjali, Priya, Lalita, Jyoti, Solveig, Lumi, Akemi, Inari, Hanako, Masako, Sadako, Sakura, Suzume, Yuka, Farida, Soraya, Tahira, Zuleika, Abishola, Omolara, Bidemi, Eleni, Irini, Sonam, Tashi, Tshering
Girls: Anjali, Priya, Lalita, Jyoti, Solveig, Lumi, Akemi, Inari, Hanako, Masako, Sadako, Sakura, Suzume, Yuka, Farida, Soraya, Tahira, Zuleika, Abishola, Omolara, Bidemi, Eleni, Irini, Sonam, Tashi, Tshering
From yours I like Miyuki, Muna, Sonali, Dakila, Isoa and Mikio.
Some of my favourites are:
Ameela, Asiya, Aarav, Ashwin, Bahar, Baran (love), Csilla, Daniyar, Dhananjay, Dheer, Do-Yun, Elaheh, Ezgi, Ekene, Elyar, Eren, Fahad, Ibrahim, Kareem, Khalid, Laleh, Luljeta, Mbali, Mei, Maru, Matsuo, Minoru, Parinaz, Peri, Radhika, Rei, Rokuro, Selin, Satsuki, Saeed, Said, Shaan, Terme, Tao, Toshiaki, Toshiyuki, Toshizo, Ulani, Vikash, Vivek, Wen, Yasmeen, Yuki, Yusuf and Zuri.
:)
Some of my favourites are:
Ameela, Asiya, Aarav, Ashwin, Bahar, Baran (love), Csilla, Daniyar, Dhananjay, Dheer, Do-Yun, Elaheh, Ezgi, Ekene, Elyar, Eren, Fahad, Ibrahim, Kareem, Khalid, Laleh, Luljeta, Mbali, Mei, Maru, Matsuo, Minoru, Parinaz, Peri, Radhika, Rei, Rokuro, Selin, Satsuki, Saeed, Said, Shaan, Terme, Tao, Toshiaki, Toshiyuki, Toshizo, Ulani, Vikash, Vivek, Wen, Yasmeen, Yuki, Yusuf and Zuri.
:)
This message was edited 6/24/2024, 11:26 AM
I forgot about Vivek; I love that name! So many other great names here as well, thank you!