Names, Surnames & Titles

Q: My wife is about to give birth. We were thinking of naming the child Asmara. Could you advise if this name is suitable and acceptable?

Q: Please tell me what's the meaning of Juwayriyah?

Q: I was wondering if the following names are acceptable:

- Taariq as in, Taariq bin Ziyaad.

- Shurahbil who was involved in the Conquest of Syria - is he a Sahabi?

- Shurayh

- Jurayj as in the one mentioned in a hadeeth.

Girls'

- Humaydah

- Rumaysaa (Umm Sulaym bint Milhaan?)

- Humayraa (Aa'isha (Radiyallahu Anhas) nickname?)

Please provide Arabic and meanings.

Q: Please can you advise if the following names are suitable?

Alayna- princess

Diyanah- Religion

Liyanah- tenderness, softness

Aleena- silk of heaven, tender, soft

Myiesha- Life's blessing

Mysha- Happy for entire life

Misha- pretty

Q: I am enquiring about the name I am about to give to my newborn son. Please tell me how is this name, Shazil Majid. What is its Islamic relevance and what is the impact on the child? Is it a good name with good meaning? Should I go ahead and give this name to my son?

Q: I had a quick question on rules of naming a child. I want to name my new born son Aadam Al-Abdullah Ibn Ibrahim Ali. Is this name valid and not against Islamic teaching? Some people say Al- is a problem as it specifies. From my understanding Al-Abdullah means the servant of Allah? Please advise?

Q: Can I name (Mohammad fadi ) and (Mohammad hisham) to my new sons? Please tell me their meanings?

Q: Please could you give me the meanings of the following girls names with the correct spelling and if they are permissible to keep

Lamia

Lamiah

Zaria

Alaya

Tasneem

Zayanah

Q: Is Arham a good name for new born boy? Please advise which name is more appropriate for a new born son.

Q: Is it permissible to name one's son after a video game character called "Shang Tsung"? It has a good meaning. It's origin is Chinese. I have heard that you may keep a name from any language as long as it has a good meaning. Like how some people keep the name "Rawshin" which isn't Arabic but it's still acceptable.