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I like 'Aisha, but I'd take out the apostrophe in English to make it easier.

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I don't like any of the others too much, but Soraya is my aunt's name! (I'm Iranian.)

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I would personally never use an Arabic name and an English name together. To me, it doesn't fit. My name is Layla (middle name Zahra,) and whenever I see a combo like Layla Marie or Layla Rose it just doesn't seem right to me at all.

I like:

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Alina
Soraya
Isra
Karima
Malika

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Combos:
Alina Margaret
Isra Elspeth
Soraya Katarina
Alina Emelie
Isra Tatiana
Karima Eydis
Malika Tatiana

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Tripple post :(

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This message was edited 4/20/2008, 3:10 PM

I love Arabic names. As far as English mn names go, it really depends on the first name. Anyway, the mns I like best with Arabic girl names are Clare, Rose, Lily or Pearl - I don't really like my girls' names to be too classic sounding (like Elizabeth, Katherine, Margaret, etc). As far as my boys' - anything goes. Generally, I tend to stick to "modern", non-traditional, musical, nature-y or Biblical names (not necessarily because they're from the Bible but just because they're beautiful names) for both genders.

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My faves...

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Zahra / Zahrah
Layla
Naima
Zaria
Ayesha / Aisha
Aminah
Zaira
Naila
Karima
Zakiyya

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Akil
Nasir / Naseer
Sameer
Zayn
Jaleel
Kamil

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Out of those, I like Alina, Isra, Saira and Soraya.

Aida
Farrah
Jala
Kamila
Leila
Magda
Mariam
Nadia
Nimah
Raisa
Safia
Salma
Samiah
Sana
Zahara

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one of my friends is named Leila Raisa (means 'dark rose') which i think is really pretty.

I really like Aisha and Noor as well.

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Other names I like are:
Layla
Hamza - it's a boy's name. I really like the way it sounds.

My one clear favorite is Na'ima prn "nye-EE-muh." I love that name beyond reason and would use it on my child in a heartbeat. The only male name I can think of that I truly love is Mohammed and its many spelling variations, therefore, these are my favorite girls' names.

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Aida
Fatima
Haifa
Laila / Layla
Lela
Mumina (the meaning is so original)
Nadia
Nasim (again, beautiful meaning)
Zaahira / Zahira
Zaida
Zaira

I love Aisha (and Ayesha, too. Actually, Ayesha is probably my favourite spelling of the two.) and Noor. LOVE Noor.

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Not listed here, but I like Kelila, too.

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I don't see a problem using a non-Arabic name with any of these names.

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Aisha Kathleen
Soraya June
Noor Juliet
Karima Faith
Fairuz Lorelei
Raniya Willow
Isra Giselle
Alina Joan
Ayda Clarissa