Okay, help name the kid.....

[LeftCoastMom]

@hameedeh.....you win! This might be a good idea after all.

So.....my daughter has done her part and picked appropriate tribal names for the child  (sorry, @magma....all our names are "unisex" unless you go out of your way to gender it for some reason...like " Snow Goose Woman" or something.)

SG is still dragging his feet. Cannot decide. Says he never had to name a baby before. Even the suggestion that he name the possible son after his dad  or grandpa and the daughter after his mom or grandmother has not broken the stalemate ( is there a rule about that I don't know about and he is not telling me?)

I'm sure he will come up with something, but maybe priming the pump at this point will help. 

DD says she would like a name that could be used on either side of the world with ease, but will not hold him to that because she " did not care one bit what the dominant culture here thought" when she picked the her part of the name.

So maybe somebody here will have the wisdom to come up with an appealing choice by The end of February.

[Reza]

I think "Sara" is a pretty widespread girls name worldwide. Common in multiple languages and cultures in both hemispheres. Can't go wrong with that. 

Cant think of boys name right now. 

Edited September 23, 2016 by magma

[Hameedeh]

Congratulations on the news that your daughter is expecting a baby. It's obvious that your son-in-law is a Shia Muslim but he is more secular than religious. Therefore he probably won't choose an Islamic name like Muhammad or Ali, Hussein, etc. However, there are acceptable names that might work for both sides of the family. His family could pronounce the names with an Arabic accent but your family could pronounce them the standard way.

Michael, Sarah, Mariam, Abraham, David, Adam, Joseph, etc.

[Irfani313]

Fatima is common among Arabs, is one of the most revered names among Shia, and is also fairly well known name among Catholics after 'Our Lady of Fatima' in Portugal. 
For boys, names like Moosa, Jaffer, and Reda could be pronounced easily for all.

Congratulations!! 

[Reza]

1 minute ago, Irfani313 said:

Reda

Rezzzzzzzzzza not Ridddddddda. 

[Gaius I. Caesar]

I'd go with something like David  (Dawud) or Abraham  (Ibrahim ) for male.  Even Noah (Nuh) would be a great name, everyone likes the name Noah, it's kind of a classic and easy to pronounce on both sides of the family. 

For female, I'd go with Mary (Maryam) , I don't really  like Sara or Sarah,  we have enough Sarahs in the world anyway.  @LeftCoastMom

[notme]

Girl names: Aliya, Jenna, Eden, Sakina

Boy names: John, Hasan, Leo, David

 

 

[LeftCoastMom]

@hameedeh....lol!  I wouldn't call SG " secular", but he does definitely forge his own spiritual path at this point in his life. Like his dad....and his grandpa. Far as I can tell the whole family is like that and prefer their own elders.  Kind of like us. Maybe that is why we get along somewhat. Independent...or stupid stubborn...take your choice. Long story. Still consider themselves completely Shia though. You probably understand this vis-a-vis Islam better than I do. In Catholicism, we're just called the "  liberation theology  raging lefty loyal opposition" 

or as my daughter says " praise the Lord and pass the ammunition because I see a corporato-fascist oppressor approaching".

PS...the names " Hillary" and " Donald" are definitely out.

[Hameedeh]

2 minutes ago, LeftCoastMom said:

@hameedeh....lol!  I wouldn't call SG " secular", but he does definitely forge his own spiritual path at this point in his life.

I stand corrected! 

[LeftCoastMom]

17 minutes ago, Irfani313 said:

Fatima is common among Arabs, is one of the most revered names among Shia, and is also fairly well known name among Catholics after 'Our Lady of Fatima' in Portugal. 
 

Congratulations!! 

Thanks...I was going to mention the " Fatima" fact, but you beat me to it.

[LeftCoastMom]

@hameedeh thanks....this was a good idea. I already see several names that I think are nice that  no one in the house has mentioned. Will write them down.

[Hameedeh]

6 minutes ago, LeftCoastMom said:

@hameedeh thanks....this was a good idea. I already see several names that I think are nice that  no one in the house has mentioned. Will write them down.

Is Jasmine a common name that is popular?

[zainabamy]

^^ Jasmine is a lovely name and I love the Fatima suggestion. Aliyah is pretty too. 

Boys names: Ali, Ayyub, Job, Isa, Peter, John 

[Pearl178]

Girl names: Noora, Samar, Reem, Laila, Leena. 

Boys: Faisal, Sami, Yousef, Ali

@magma Re*dhaa!! 

[sidnaq]

hmmm but Faatima, will be pronounced fateema by people who dont know hows it pronounced they usually sayit like that, i would like to suggest Sarah, heh my own sisters name, or Sidra, my own name

[starlight]

Girls : Zara , Layla , Amal , Maria

Boys : Zain , Adam

[Haimi]

Girls: Zohre, Araam, Yasmin, Anahita, Azita.

Boys: Keywan, Arash, Omid, Artin, and Ofc Hamid.

[baradar_jackson]

10 hours ago, LeftCoastMom said:

You probably understand this vis-a-vis Islam better than I do. In Catholicism, we're just called the "  liberation theology  raging lefty loyal opposition" 

 

Except yall have done anything like the battle of Faw, or the July war, or what's happening in Yemen, etc

[DigitalUmmah]

Girls: sophia? Its an ancient name for wisdom and is neutral

Boys: maximus thor. 

[Gaius I. Caesar]

2 minutes ago, DigitalUmmah said:

Girls: sophia? Its an ancient name for wisdom and is neutral

Boys: maximus thor. 

Maximilian or Maximus, sure but no Thor, it's a pagan name. Sophia would be fine I suppose but not my cup of tea. 

[DigitalUmmah]

20 minutes ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

Maximilian or Maximus, sure but no Thor, it's a pagan name. Sophia would be fine I suppose but not my cup of tea. 

Maximus....max for short. It works!

[Haji 2003]

It's such a shame that your daughter did not marry a Sunni.

Then, if it was a boy, you could have given him a traditional American Indian name like Running Warrior* which would also have been a good reference to the third Muslim caliph.

 

*ok, it probably isn't traditional, but you know what I mean.

[DigitalUmmah]

40 minutes ago, Haji 2003 said:

It's such a shame that your daughter did not marry a Sunni.

Then, if it was a boy, you could have given him a traditional American Indian name like Running Warrior* which would also have been a good reference to the third Muslim caliph.

 

*ok, it probably isn't traditional, but you know what I mean.

*slow clap*

[yusur317]

Salam 

I thought I was being weird for having a list of baby names readily available. Guess we all have our lists :P 

These are my favourite names: 

Boys: 
Mikhail (misha)                       
Benyamin
Levi 
Harun
Lo'ai 
Azlan 
                                                                  
Girls: 
Amalia  
Amani  
Ascia
Layla  
Lara
Yara  
Nancy  
Nirmeen
Shereen
Shahrazad
Fey

I would've added Dhul-Qarnayn to the list of boys among others but doubt it can be pronounced right. Not even sure Lo'ai and Harun can be pronounced right in the west. 

[Soldiers and Saffron]

Nice name suggestions so far, I just wanted to add the boy name: Ismael.

Can we see a picture of the new born later? I wanna know what a half ayrab half Pocahontas look like!

[Haji 2003]

30 minutes ago, IbnSina said:

half Pocahontas

Cheeky.

[LeftCoastMom]

9 hours ago, baradar_jackson said:

 

Except yall have done anything like the battle of Faw, or the July war, or what's happening in Yemen, etc

Yeah...

Chiapas, many parts of South and Central so-called " America", Africa , and the Phillipines ...if you have not heard of these conflicts over the decades it is probably not your fault.  They are not Israel. In some areas the nuns had to stop wearing their habits because they were being suspected by the powers -that -be of carrying supplies under them  to rebel groups. So then the nuns  had to find other ways to smuggle those supplies. Have had some big successes. But you won't find those on the map either. 

[LeftCoastMom]

20 hours ago, Irfani313 said:

 Reda ! 

 

20 hours ago, magma said:

Rezzzzzzzzzza not Ridddddddda. 

 

15 hours ago, Pearl178 said:

 

@magma Re*dhaa!! 

Has my sweet grand baby's naming thread turned into an intercultural conflict? 

[LeftCoastMom]

5 hours ago, Haji 2003 said:

It's such a shame that your daughter did not marry a Sunni.

Then, if it was a boy, you could have given him a traditional American Indian name like Running Warrior* which would also have been a good reference to the third Muslim caliph.

 

*ok, it probably isn't traditional, but you know what I mean.

Has my sweet grand baby's naming thread turned into an inter sectarian conflict? 

[LeftCoastMom]

14 hours ago, starlight said:

Girls : Zara , Layla , Amal , Maria

Boys : Zain , Adam

I have cried on several people's shoulders here about "Zain." You know why.

"Jafar" and " Jasmine" have likely been done in by Disney unfortunately....

Edited September 24, 2016 by LeftCoastMom

[LeftCoastMom]

2 hours ago, IbnSina said:

Nice name suggestions so far, I just wanted to add the boy name: Ismael.

Can we see a picture of the new born later? I wanna know what a half ayrab half Pocahontas look like!

Sure...if the parents have no objection. I don't think you will be in for any surprises, though.

[starlight]

38 minutes ago, LeftCoastMom said:

I have cried on several people's shoulders here about "Zain." You know why.

lol, oh yes, I remember now. 

[LeftCoastMom]

^ Just found out....another relative is going to over- winter with us . That will make 10 people in my house. Plus baby.

Hope the plumbing holds out.

#mynativelife

[Soldiers and Saffron]

You know what would be a nice male name? Probably not applicable in this particular case (due to pronunciation difficulties) but in general: Fajruddin (Dawn of the faith), then you can call him Fajr (Dawn) for short.

I also like the name of one of my grandfathers: Ghodratullah (Might of Allah) then you can call him Ghodrat (Might) for short.

[Haimi]

10 minutes ago, IbnSina said:

You know what would be a nice male name? Probably not applicable in this particular case (due to pronunciation difficulties) but in general: Fajruddin (Dawn of the faith), then you can call him Fajr (Dawn) for short.

I also like the name of one of my grandfathers: Ghodratullah (Might of Allah) then you can call him Ghodrat (Might) for short.

Just perfect.