Names that work in English, French and Arabic

Name Advice
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I’m looking for help coming up with name options for boys and girls that are pronouncable in [name_f]English[/name_f], [name_f]French[/name_f] and Arabic. 12 weeks to go. [name_f]Baby[/name_f] has an 11 year old half sister named [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. We are a Canadian (Anglo) + Lebanese couple living in francophone Switzerland.

Some names we both like but nothing so far jumps out as “the one”:

Boys:
[name_m]Idriss[/name_m] (Amelia has a new cousin via her mum with this name) - is independently Welsh (like my name) and Arabic
[name_m]Kian[/name_m] / [name_m]Kiyan[/name_m] (Gaelic and Arabic)
[name_m]Killian[/name_m]
[name_f]Issa[/name_f] (not sure I can get over the religious connection – is [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] in Arabic)

Girls:
Avene
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]

Unisex:
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f] - we both love this but not sure we can bring ourselves to be this hippy

Names one of us loves that don’t work:
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] (vulgar in Arabic)
[name_f]Iona[/name_f] (my very favorite, partner doesn’t like it)
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] (partner)
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] (partner)
[name_m]Solaris[/name_m] (partner)
[name_m]Oisin[/name_m] (partner)
[name_f]Oceanne[/name_f] (partner)
[name_f]Clea[/name_f] (I don’t like it)
[name_m]Laith[/name_m] (both like it, impossible to say in French)

No top 100s. Doesn’t need to match [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but no similar names (eg Amira).

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[name_m]Kamil[/name_m]
[name_m]Rayan[/name_m]
[name_m]Amir[/name_m]
[name_m]Zayn[/name_m]
[name_m]Haroun[/name_m]
[name_m]Ismail[/name_m] / Ismaïl
[name_m]Omar[/name_m]
[name_m]Malik[/name_m]
[name_m]Adel[/name_m]
[name_m]Salim[/name_m]
[name_m]Karim[/name_m]

[name_f]Inaya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]
[name_f]Leya[/name_f]
[name_f]Neyla[/name_f]
Leïla
[name_f]Tasnim[/name_f]
[name_f]Safiya[/name_f]
[name_f]Salma[/name_f]
[name_f]Isra[/name_f]
[name_f]Sana[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]

3

[name_f]Noor[/name_f] comes to mind for a girl. The [name_f]French[/name_f] speakers could use [name_f]Nora[/name_f] if it’s easier for them.

4

Maybe you’d like…
[name_m]Omar[/name_m]
[name_m]Rami[/name_m] / [name_m]Ramy[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafi[/name_m] / [name_m]Raffi[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Alban[/name_m]
[name_m]Raoul[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabio[/name_m]
[name_m]Ibrahim[/name_m]
[name_f]Sami[/name_f] / [name_m]Sammy[/name_m] / [name_m]Sam[/name_m]
[name_m]Malik[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m]
[name_m]Rabi[/name_m]
[name_m]Luc[/name_m]
[name_m]Ayden[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Rahim[/name_m]
[name_m]Zaki[/name_m] / [name_m]Zacharie[/name_m] ‘Zaki’
[name_m]Kieran[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Elian[/name_m]

[name_f]Laila[/name_f] / [name_f]Layla[/name_f] / [name_f]Leila[/name_f] / [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] / [name_f]Zahra[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Asma[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Cyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmin[/name_f]
[name_f]Farah[/name_f] / [name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nour[/name_f]
[name_f]Sahar[/name_f]
[name_m]Dima[/name_m]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
Ruba / [name_f]Ruby[/name_f]
[name_f]Selima[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]

I don’t speak [name_f]French[/name_f] or Arabic but from my basic understanding of both languages’ sound systems, I think these should hopefully work!

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[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hana[/name_f]
Sara/h
[name_f]Raya[/name_f]
[name_f]Samira[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]

[name_m]Yunus[/name_m] (Jonas)
[name_m]Dawud[/name_m] (David)
[name_m]Daniyel[/name_m] (Daniel)
Adom (Adam)
[name_m]Samir[/name_m]
[name_m]Elias[/name_m]
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]

6

Maybe…

[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Farah[/name_f]
[name_f]Isra[/name_f]
[name_f]Muna[/name_f]
Saffie
[name_f]Sunny[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismay[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoraida[/name_f]
[name_m]Ren[/name_m]
[name_m]Sully[/name_m]
[name_m]Faris[/name_m]
[name_m]Iskandar[/name_m]
[name_m]Raffy[/name_m]
[name_m]Rami[/name_m]
[name_m]Zain[/name_m] / [name_m]Zayn[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m] / [name_m]Zephir[/name_m]

7

Of names that I don’t remember seeing yet, I love [name_f]Rabia[/name_f].

8

[name_f]Rabia[/name_f] seems like it has a nice meaning in Arabic. Nameberry says “spring.”

Unfortunately, rabia in Spanish means rage. Maybe this won’t affect you in your area, but I thought you should know.

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Honestly, the first thing that came to my head was [name_f]Asha[/name_f], because of the [name_f]Disney[/name_f] movie! I think it’s so short it should be somewhat easy to pronounce in most languages, not sure about [name_f]French[/name_f], but I speak a Latinx language and it’s pretty easy (could be Arab influence on Portuguese though). [name_f]Yara[/name_f]? Overall short names are probably the safest bet! [name_f]Laila[/name_f] / [name_f]Layla[/name_f] maybe?
I second:
[name_m]Amir[/name_m]
[name_f]Inaya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Hana[/name_f]
[name_f]Samira[/name_f]
[name_f]Farah[/name_f]