Posts Tagged ‘Arabic’


Zehra

In 2013, Zehra was the 5th most popular name for girls born in Turkey.

Zuleyka

Zuleikha is the name of Potiphar’s wife in the Quran

Zia (Girl)

131 American baby girls were named Zia in 2013. 53 were named Ziya.

Zara

Zara was the name of an Italian ship sunk by the British Navy in 1941

Zahara

According to author Washington Irving, a woman of forbidding and inaccessible virtue was called a ZahareƱa after the fortress of Zahara

Yasmin

Ebony Thomas played a character named Yasmin Green for 7 years on ‘Family Affairs’

Zia (Boy)

In 2012, 16 American males and 129 American females were named Zia

Zahir

Paul Coelho’s novel, The Zahir, was originally written in Portuguese.

Zain

Zain has been in the Top 1000 American male names since 2001

Usman

39 American baby boys were named Usman in 2013. An equal number were named Neftali.

Tariq

In the USA, Tariq was quite popular in 1998 for baby boys. At No. 443, it was the only year it made the Top 500

Tarek

In 2012, Tarek was only one-third as popular as Tariq in the USA, but it was just as popular. as Qadir, Anwar and Yamir, with 35 males for each name.

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