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?
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.
Q: We wish to include my father's nick name "Farid" in my baby name. We have choose "Haseef" and "Shafee" for my baby name and including my father's name his full name become as "Haseef Al-Farid Shafee" which means as "Unique wise Mediator". Is this name ok? Or should we change this?
Q: I want to know the meaning of suwaid?
Q: We are expecting a baby boy and been searching for a suitable name, if possible can you supply the meaning of the names Ashaz, Nuraaz and Suwaid. If possible we are searching for a name that is simple yet with a beautiful meaning.
Q: I am a revert to islam and would like to know which verse of the Holy Quran or Hadith says that a revert should retain his surname (my surname is not the name of an idol or such)? And does my wife take my surname or keep her fathers surname?
Q: Is it permissible to keep the name "jalila", what is the correct spelling in latin letters for this name and the name "jamila"? Prefably according to Dutch spelling.
Q: Could I have the proper meaning and correct spelling for the following names, I am due to have a baby next month Insha Allah and I am looking for good names, maybe you can even suggest a few if I have not already mentioned them? Boy names: Mohammed Zaid, Isa, Hamdan . Girl names: leyya, Zayna.
Q: I would like to know the meaning of the name zayaana and if it is a good name to keep?
Q: My wife and I are expecting a baby boy Insha Allah. There are two names that we would like to keep:
Are these names permissable for a baby boy and if so please can let us know what the meaning is as well as the correct english spelling?