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30. What are newborn names that could be used for Lebanese children livingabroad that would work in both Lebanon and western societies.




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This article is from the Lebanon FAQ, by Alaa Dakroub dakroub@leb.net with numerous contributions by others.

30. What are newborn names that could be used for Lebanese children livingabroad that would work in both Lebanon and western societies.

For girls:

If names sound alike (Homonyms) the first one mentioned will
be the Arabic spelling, then the English (or the English equivalent):

Dana Danah The name that got the most votes from the net
Dania
Dina
Dima
Farah Farrah
Faten
Hala
Hana Hannah
Jihane
Johayna
Joumana
Karima
Laura
Leila Leyla/Layla
Lina
Lubna
Mariam Myriam
Marwa
May
Maya
Mona
Moniya
Nadia
Nadine
Najat
Nariman
Nour
Noura Nora
Rania
Salam
Samar Summer
Samia
Sawsan Susan
Safiyya Sofia
Sara Sarah
Sourayya
Sukayna
Yasmin Jasmin

For boys:

Yusef Joseph
Ree'an Ryan
Kareem
Nabil Bill
Waleed
Sami
Nadeem
Fadi
Chadi Chad
Fouad Fred
Raji Roger
Ya'oub Jacob/Jake
Ree'an Ryan
Naji
Farid
Ramzi Ramsey
Samir Sam
Rabih Robbie

 

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