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Posted: Friday December 10th, 2004 15:24 |
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| I love the names Sakura and Zen
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Posted: Monday December 20th, 2004 01:30 |
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Hmm nice to see my name was one you ya'lls fave! but try & guess which one lol!
For boys i love the names
Khaliq- creative
Shakur- thankfull
Makaahil-Not sure what it means but its a name of an anjel
Amir- prince
Sharmake (Shar-mar-kay)
Isma'il - A Prophet's name
Khalil, Khaleel, Kalil - Beautiful, good friend
Mahdi - Guided to the right path
Nabil, Nabeel - Noble
Nasir- Star
Jibril - Archangel of Allah (Gabriel)
For the gurls i love the names
Asiya - One who tends to the weak, one who heals
Hanifah, Hanifa, Haneefa - True believer
Nashida - Knowledege
Sumaiya - Proper name
Suhaymah - Small arrow
Wafa' - Faithfulness
Zafirah - Victorious, successful
Haifa, Hayfa' - Slender, of beautiful body
Haifa, Hayfa' - Slender, of beautiful body
Jihad - Struggle, holy war
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Posted: Monday December 20th, 2004 03:02 |
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East African Gurl wrote: Hmm nice to see my name was one you ya'lls fave! but try & guess which one lol!
For boys i love the names
Khaliq- creative
Shakur- thankfull
Makaahil-Not sure what it means but its a name of an anjel
Amir- prince
Sharmake (Shar-mar-kay)
Isma'il - A Prophet's name
Khalil, Khaleel, Kalil - Beautiful, good friend
Mahdi - Guided to the right path
Nabil, Nabeel - Noble
Nasir- Star
Jibril - Archangel of Allah (Gabriel)
For the gurls i love the names
Asiya - One who tends to the weak, one who heals
Hanifah, Hanifa, Haneefa - True believer
Nashida - Knowledege
Sumaiya - Proper name
Suhaymah - Small arrow
Wafa' - Faithfulness
Zafirah - Victorious, successful
Haifa, Hayfa' - Slender, of beautiful body
Haifa, Hayfa' - Slender, of beautiful body
Jihad - Struggle, holy war
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I agree 100%! I think that islamic names or at least names that hail from the mid-east or north africa region are pleasing to the ear, when spoken and pleasing to the eye , when written. That's probably the reason that some of my black american bretheren give their children such names. Of course, some do so because they're recent converts to islam, but most do so because they like the sound of them.
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Posted: Monday December 20th, 2004 14:02 |
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I agree with all of you that a name with meaning is better than one with none. However, having the same name as one of the Bronte sisters (and hating it through school as everyone else was named Michelle or Angela), I am glad that I have a conventional name as you are not behind before you even start.
A study has actually been done on this:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3495/is_2_48/ai_97873146
I guess I am throwing a spanner in the works right now but no matter how deep and meaningful the name we want to give our children is, when it comes to interview for PriceWaterhouseCoopers or a big law firm like Linklaters or Lovells, do you think they will select Mercedes and Marvellous or Joanna and Alison to go through to the next stage...they say they wouldn't but be bias but... 
I would definately love to give a child of mine a good strong East African name but I would be tempted to make it their second or third name and stick to something conventional, but with meaning. Having said that, I love the names Sade, Asmara, Samalie or Sanyu for girls....
It'll be interesting to see if my little theory about names works though as my sister was given a good East African name as her first name so I guess my parents must have had a 'conscious' moment!
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Posted: Monday March 7th, 2005 21:34 |
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Posted: Tuesday March 8th, 2005 05:06 |
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My son was born in January. I did not choose his name until after he was born. I named him Jacob William . I don't know why. I like it because it is proper and plain. My sisters and brothers and I all have made-up names and I wanted to be a little different. I also named my sister Asireya and my brother Zaireon (I didn't choose the spelling for his name which is pronounced Za-ron). My son's father wanted me to name my son after his which is NOT an option. We want a little girl eventually. I might go with something more original for her. I do tend to like unisex names for girls. Some names I like are...
Kadence, Camden, Kaminari, Kennsington, Kennedy, Chanel, Natalia, Giovanna, Jersey, Kailan, Kiell, Arden, Siobhan and Haven among others. Chances are though, her father will insist upon naming her.
If I have another or more sons, I may continue with Biblical names. I may go with Matthew or Benjamin. I also like the names Jackson, Cohen, heck I don't know. Boys are hard to name!
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Posted: Tuesday March 8th, 2005 05:10 |
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| By the way, for the entire first half of my pregnancy I was going to name my son Keouris Kyree. I made it up and I love the way it rolls off my tongue but I was afraid it wasn't boyish enough. Maybe I'll name my daughter that! I took alot of flack for the name and people saying it was "ghetto" and he'd have a hard time with it. His father tried to convince me to name him Jihad or Wilding (like "wilding out" pronounced "Wylan"). Ooof that man.
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Posted: Tuesday March 8th, 2005 19:10 |
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Girl- Kai, Skye or Skyler, Sicilly, Zora, Kenya, Annaya, Denver
Boy: Kanye, ArmondLast edited on Tuesday March 8th, 2005 19:11 by browneyedbabe
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Posted: Wednesday March 9th, 2005 15:55 |
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LadyMusicSoul3 wrote: My son was born in January. I did not choose his name until after he was born. I named him Jacob William. I don't know why. I like it because it is proper and plain. My sisters and brothers and I all have made-up names and I wanted to be a little different. I also named my sister Asireya and my brother Zaireon (I didn't choose the spelling for his name which is pronounced Za-ron). My son's father wanted me to name my son after his which is NOT an option. We want a little girl eventually. I might go with something more original for her. I do tend to like unisex names for girls. Some names I like are...
Kadence, Camden, Kaminari, Kennsington, Kennedy, Chanel, Natalia, Giovanna, Jersey, Kailan, Kiell, Arden, Siobhan and Haven among others. Chances are though, her father will insist upon naming her.
If I have another or more sons, I may continue with Biblical names. I may go with Matthew or Benjamin. I also like the names Jackson, Cohen, heck I don't know. Boys are hard to name!
btw zaireon isn't really a made up name. your dad must be a big ALI-Fan! but the real pronounciation is za-ee-reon
chanel is a nice name. if there wasn't the company! it's almost like naming your child gucci,prada etc. not even p diddy would come up with such a name
even better:
first name:Louis
middle name:Vuitton
louis vuitton campbell or louis vuitton ayankoyagwe
Last edited on Wednesday March 9th, 2005 15:58 by huskagee
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Posted: Wednesday March 9th, 2005 16:38 |
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alexander ptolomy anakin(this will never slide by my wife but I can try) matthew adam
I like greek names
and the last two are common
adam means first born
If it's a girl let the wife name her and I'll agree if I like it or not
destiny hope julia
something pretty
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Posted: Wednesday March 9th, 2005 17:14 |
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nuff of islamic...HERE ARE A FEW SOUTH AFRICAN NAMES...
Lorato (Setswana)
Nyana (Setswana)
Thandie (Zulu)
Siyanada (Xhosa)
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Posted: Wednesday March 9th, 2005 19:38 |
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i know there are some nice african names that dont have any arabic/asian feel to em. i know when i have kids me and my hubby will argue over names. jamaicans dont like zeppheniah or zachariah because of a story about a dumplin that stuck in the boys head as he was too craven
i have a friend called funke which i thinks is nice also bolanle not sure of the meanings though i do believ they are yoruba names
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Posted: Thursday March 31st, 2005 09:25 |
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I've always been fascinated with ancient Greek names. Of course my first son with be named after his father.
I think Anaktoria would be a lovely girl's name.
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Posted: Friday April 1st, 2005 19:15 |
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your girls names are cute. i know a girl called zalika
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Posted: Wednesday April 6th, 2005 16:51 |
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| Hiyah, I jus had a baby boy on Saturday 2nd April 2005 and am having quite a hard time picking names for him. Any suggestions? preferably Yoruba (with meanings)
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Posted: Thursday April 7th, 2005 14:58 |
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If I would have a son he would be named Skyler
Also i like the name Akaash. its my cousin's name and means sky.Last edited on Thursday April 7th, 2005 15:05 by ADLayD
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Posted: Friday June 17th, 2005 19:44 |
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i found this brilliant site that contains name origins and meanings http://www.babynology.com/ i was looking for egyptian names but have found some really nice KiSwahili names.
you find the name and hold the mouse over meaning and the meaning is shown
i didnt know that Mariah was an egyptian name meaning God is my teacher. how sweet
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Posted: Saturday June 18th, 2005 06:55 |
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maybe rousell...for a girl or boy...but i would like the father to be in the name giving process..so i guess i will have to wait...
or maybe a girl can be named after me...some of u know it ...some don't ...but i won't post it here..
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Posted: Tuesday June 21st, 2005 10:34 |
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| My fave names at the moment is Renee, Paris, Ebonee, Amana & LaToya and for boys - Pariss, Deinma, Dacian, Lamarr, Dwane & Leron Last edited on Tuesday June 21st, 2005 11:00 by xXx~Cinnamon~xXx
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Posted: Tuesday June 21st, 2005 14:32 |
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LadyDay wrote: i found this brilliant site that contains name origins and meanings http://www.babynology.com/ i was looking for egyptian names but have found some really nice KiSwahili names.
you find the name and hold the mouse over meaning and the meaning is shown
i didnt know that Mariah was an egyptian name meaning God is my teacher. how sweet
Thanks for that!
I was thinking I'd have to trawl though all 138 replies on this thread....
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Posted: Tuesday June 21st, 2005 21:18 |
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i think the name Amani is nice .... its a KiSwahali name that means Peace its a boys name
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Posted: Wednesday June 22nd, 2005 08:54 |
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I like the names Kumani (Destiny), Nubia (Strong, original Black woman) and Kimani (Sweet and Beautiful). All are girls names.
Hubs like Nubia, and I'll tell him of the other two tonight.
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Posted: Wednesday August 3rd, 2005 20:25 |
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Posted: Thursday August 4th, 2005 10:37 |
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Miss LegZ wrote:
I also love Segun (she-gun) and Tokunbo- my friends are called that and I think it rolls off the tongue easily, esp when the names are abbreviated likes sheggs or toks.
Funnily enough, my ex's nickname is Sheggs...
My son has the names Oluwasegun (after his father) and Oluwabamidele (can't remember the meaning), Michael and Joseph (after my dead father (RIP) and my stepfather. He has a strong Hebrew, biblical first name that really suits him.
I suppose we really should be thinking of names now.....
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Posted: Thursday August 4th, 2005 11:58 |
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I have three kids named:
Kelvin O'mar (after his father),
Kelia Marie (I really like her name),
JoVonna Unique (couldnt think of any more goood K names, thought she was gonna be a boy so we picked out JaVaughn but she came out a girl)
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