Classic, modern or uncommon?

Hubby and I are TTC#1 and considering three options for a boys name:

The classic [name]Ibrahim[/name]
The modern short [name]Zaid[/name]
The uncommon Loqman

All three are meaningfull to us (and allowed by our government) but we can’t decide which style to choose for #1 and potential siblings :frowning:
What do you think?

As a fellow Arabic name enthusiast, I would choose either [name]Zaid[/name] or Luqman (never seen it with an O). Luqman the Wise (Luqman al-[name]Hakim[/name]) is such an interesting figure in folk Islam, and a Sura of the Quran is named after him. [Disclaimer, we are Christians, not Muslims, so wouldn’t use it, but I find it interesting]. [name]Zaid[/name] is hip and approachable. It honors your culture/faith while still letting your son blend in with other modern names in his classroom.

[name]Ibrahim[/name] is fine, but Arabic names have been so constrained by tradition and family naming rules that it’s nice to branch out.

Other, more modern, names I like:

Aqil (intelligent, wise)
[name]Fahd[/name] (panther)
[name]Altair[/name] (the eagle; constellation)
Haidar / Hayder (lion)
Imran
Kader / [name]Qadir[/name]
Mazin (rain clouds)
[name]Naji[/name] (safe, saved)
[name]Rafiq[/name] (gentle)
[name]Ra[/name]'d (Ain is so hard to pronounce, but it’s so cool–means thunder)
Sani (brilliant, splendid)
[name]Tariq[/name] (searcher)
Yasin (two of those random letters at the beginning of a sura in the Quran-- devotional name)
[name]Zaki[/name] (two meanings: pure, and wise/clever)

I like [name]Zaid[/name] the best.

I vote [name]Zaid[/name]. What a great name!

I find [name]Ibraham[/name] so heavily religious. It’s very old-mannish, which can be a good thing, but I’d expect a baby named [name]Ibraham[/name] to be born with a full beard.
Loqman gets stuck in the top of my throat and the back of my nose when I say it.

I love [name]Zaid[/name]. [name]Ibrahim[/name] is very classic and nice, also. Loqman is nms, but usable.

Chiming in to say I love [name]Zaid[/name]. I’d pair him with Yasin for a very cool sibset.

I have taught quite a few Ibrahims over the years so it feel overused to me- I say go for Zaid- shorter and more modern.

For a sister: Raniyah, Aisha or Jazmin
For a brother: Omar, Tariq or Navid

[name]Zaid[/name] is great! Really fresh. [name]Ibrahim[/name] is okay, Loqman is too unusual for my taste.

[name]Ibrahim[/name] gets my vote with [name]Zaid[/name] second.

I, too, vote for [name]Zaid[/name].

From your list I liked [name]Zaid[/name] the best.

However, to me, [name]Tariq[/name], from [name]Blade[/name]'s list was a real stand-out! I’d go with [name]Tariq[/name].