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
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 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.