Naming a newborn baby
Q: Please explain how should a new born baby be given a name? Should the name be given with azaan?
Names, Surnames & Titles
The name "Zaydaan"
Q: What is the meaning of zaydaan? Is this an Arabic origin? How would you pronounce this name and how do you wright it in Arabic?
Keeping the names of angels
Q: Are we allowed to name our children after angels (e.g. Jibraeel, Mikaaeel, etc.)? If we are allowed, then should we name them just Mikaeel or does the name have to be accompanied by a forename such as Muhammad, i.e. Muhammad Mikaeel, Muhammad Jibraeel?
The name "Liyyah"
Q: I would like to know the meaning of the name 'Leeya'.
The name "Thurayyah"
Q: My brother and his wife will be having a baby girl soon and he wants to name his daughter Thuriyaah Insha Allah. I am unable to find a meaning for this name. I have found Thurayaah but this is not the same.
The name "Umayr"
Q: I would like to confirm the name "Umair or Umayr". This would be after the first Ambassador of Islam Mus'ab ibn Umair (Radiyallahu Anhu), who was sent to Medina by Nabi Mohammed (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Can you please confirm if this meaning is correct and what is the correct transliteration spelling, Umair or Umayr?
The name "Sabeeha"
Q: What is the meaning of the name Sabeeha with the letter س (seen, not swaad)? I am thinking of keeping this name because it is easier to pronounce than the name with swaad.
The names "Sulaikah" and "Sumaitah"
Q: I need to know the meaning of 2 names for baby girls and whether they are permissible to use: Sulaikah and Sumaitah.
Keeping the name "suwaidah"
Q: I am finding a good name for my baby girl due soon. I am thinking of Suwaidah. I know there is a Sahabah by the name of Suwaid bin Samit, and from the internet I saw that there is a narrator of hadith named Suwaidah. But I couldn't find the meaning of the name. I was told it could have come from the root word Saada, meaning 'Azim/Karim, from which the word Sayyid comes. Is this correct?
The word "Tahreem"
Q: What does tahreem mean? Is this right name for a girl? My sister has this name and parents are deciding to change her name as it means haram from surah al-tahreem. But when I searchd this meaning on internet I found it HURMAT WALI. So please clarify the exact meaning of this name so that we can take a proper decision.