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I think original poster was trying to reply to this:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/4339493
"Aaliyah's fame as well as the natural progression of fashion have led to -iyah replacing -isha and -ika as the most common suffix in newly created African-American female names."
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/4339327
Aniyah, Janiyah, Zariyah, Samiyah, Jaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Taliyah could be the "African or Arabic descent" names the OP was referring to.
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/4339493
"Aaliyah's fame as well as the natural progression of fashion have led to -iyah replacing -isha and -ika as the most common suffix in newly created African-American female names."
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/4339327
Aniyah, Janiyah, Zariyah, Samiyah, Jaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Taliyah could be the "African or Arabic descent" names the OP was referring to.
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The original poster may be upset because her name (or at least her posting name) is Zakiya, which is indeed a name with an Arabic origin, the feminine form of Zakiy, which according to Gandhi & Maneka's "Muslim & Parsi Names" means "intelligent, clever" in Arabic.
Samiyah also has an Arabic origin as the feminine form of the rather common Arabic male name Sami.
There are some rare Arabic or Muslim names that might be the origin of Janiyah, Zariyah, Jaliyah, and Taliyah, though whether or not the use of those by modern African-Americans really is related to them is debatable.
I can't find, though, any Arabic or Muslim name that would be the source of Aniyah, Kaliyah, or Zaniyah and think they are most likely to be modern creations.
Samiyah also has an Arabic origin as the feminine form of the rather common Arabic male name Sami.
There are some rare Arabic or Muslim names that might be the origin of Janiyah, Zariyah, Jaliyah, and Taliyah, though whether or not the use of those by modern African-Americans really is related to them is debatable.
I can't find, though, any Arabic or Muslim name that would be the source of Aniyah, Kaliyah, or Zaniyah and think they are most likely to be modern creations.
This message was edited 1/22/2013, 12:31 PM
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That makes more sense, but I wonder if all of the names listed are actually of African or Arabic origin. I think it is very likely that some of them are newly created names with no particular history, but yes, it would take some research to verify or disprove that.
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