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Mama2Jennah
LIF Infant
Member since 11/07 258 total posts
Name:
Noha
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PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Ok, here's the backround..DH & I are from Egypt. Both were raised here all our lives. Our names are "different" and both of us were teased in school because of our names. (Mine is Noha his is Baher)
I knew before my DD was born that it was important for me that my daughter have a name where she wouldn't be teased, but at the same time we wanted her to have a Arabic/Islamic name..We ended up naming her Jennah (which in arabic means Heaven) and it also happens to be a name used here..so great no problems there.
Now that we're having a  picking a name is soooo hard! The names I liked (Adam or Omar) sooo many people between my family & DH's family have had boys within the past 4 years and named these 2 names so those are out of the picture for us.
Which left us with the 2 names in the poll, now by first looking at the name right off the bat I think "this boy is going to be teased regardless" but honestly Arabic boy names are not all that great and these were the best 2 that we could think of. The english translation for Yousef is Joseph and for Jibriel/Gibriel is Gabriel. (although he would be called by the initial pronounciation) So I just want to know your opinions, and please be brutally honest!!! I'm 3 weeks away from my due date and panic mode has set in that this little one doesn't have a name yet!!!! 
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Posted 7/7/08 12:09 PM  |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
Name:
LB
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
i LOVE the name gabriel, so i chose gibriel  good luck!!
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:12 PM |
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wynter323
Couple more days.
Member since 7/07 1319 total posts
Name:
Jennifer
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
I like Gibriel.
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:12 PM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
Member since 6/06 13519 total posts
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Kerry
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
question, aren't many arabic names biblical? The reason I ask, is do you have to do the arabic spelling? Can't you use Gabriel?
Message edited 7/7/2008 12:13:26 PM.
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:12 PM |
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neener1211
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Member since 4/07 22952 total posts
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J
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Oooo I like Gibriel !!!
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:14 PM |
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Mama2Jennah
LIF Infant
Member since 11/07 258 total posts
Name:
Noha
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Posted by kerrycec03
question, aren't many arabic names biblical? The reason I ask, is do you have to do the arabic spelling? Can't you use Gabriel?
Yea they are, you're right. The reason is because in the Islamic Holy book they are pronounced/spelled in a certain way so we're "supposed to" go by how they are in the book. 
Thanks for your responses ladies, keep 'em comin'!!!
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:18 PM |
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hmm8191
My loves
Member since 3/06 2908 total posts
Name:
Heather
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
I voted for Gibriel and was just curious how it would be pronounced.
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:20 PM |
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Mama2Jennah
LIF Infant
Member since 11/07 258 total posts
Name:
Noha
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Posted by hmm8191
I voted for Gibriel and was just curious how it would be pronounced.
Right now I'm not sure if it'll be with a J or a G..but I'm leaning towards G, so it would be GIB-REEL.
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:24 PM |
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08BabySurprise
My Life. My Everything.
Member since 10/07 9151 total posts
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Posted by wynter323
I like Gibriel.
Me too. It remind me on the football player Gibril Walker (spelled differently but I still really like it).
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:37 PM |
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hmm8191
My loves
Member since 3/06 2908 total posts
Name:
Heather
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Posted by Mama2Jennah
Posted by hmm8191
I voted for Gibriel and was just curious how it would be pronounced.
Right now I'm not sure if it'll be with a J or a G..but I'm leaning towards G, so it would be GIB-REEL.
I like! It's different but not too different. I'm sure he's going to have to correct people all the time but that's the case with simple names too!
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:39 PM |
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Aquarius
LIF Infant
Member since 5/08 309 total posts
Name:
Randi
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Out of those-- I like Gibriel better.
I briefly dated an Egyptian guy in college and his name was Leith... I always liked that name-- he was also really cute! 
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:51 PM |
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pixie
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
I had a yoseph as a student. His friends called him Joe.
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| Posted 7/7/08 12:52 PM |
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Pina929
LIF Adolescent
Member since 4/08 584 total posts
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Danielle
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
I agree with Kerry...it might just be easier to give the biblical name Gabriel... i think it sounds better then the other names... and i think it will make life easier as well
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| Posted 7/7/08 9:08 PM |
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BaroqueMama
Chase is one!
Member since 5/05 27530 total posts
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me
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
I just wanted to say that either of the names in your poll are really nice
I'm a teacher and I have TONS of kids with names that are not your "typical" names and none of them are singled out for it. Name your son whatever name you think is fitting and beautiful and teach him to love and respect where it came from and it won't matter if other kids have anything to say about it
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| Posted 7/7/08 9:12 PM |
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BunnyWife
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Member since 5/07 8274 total posts
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BunnyWife
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Totally crashing here but I love the name Yousef! Good luck choosing both are great names
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| Posted 7/7/08 9:17 PM |
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
I voted for Yousef because then you could always do Yosi as the nickname if you wanted.
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| Posted 7/7/08 9:24 PM |
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twinkletoes807
Mommy's Girls! ♥
Member since 11/07 10116 total posts
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Gabi
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Re: PLEASE!! PLEASE!! Help us name our baby boy!
Gibriel is my fave... then again, my name is Gabrielle!  
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