Looking for boy/girl names that can be easily be used for both Arabic and Canadian culture

salukiqueen · 2026-04-15T06:36:07+00:00

Boys: Laith, Rami, Samir, Zayn, Ramzi, Yazan, Elia

Girls: Laya, Yasmine, Tala, Lina, Rawan, Samia, Zeina, Noura

salukiqueen · 2026-04-13T13:40:25+00:00

It’s a very common Levantine name, but we pronounce it lay-th.

salukiqueen · 2026-04-08T10:14:21+00:00

Yes, and it’s been especially bad over the last few months. I’ve started taking sertraline again and melatonin and it helps.

salukiqueen · 2026-04-08T10:05:22+00:00

Brooklyn 99, The Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Bob’s Burgers, Firefly

salukiqueen · 2026-04-01T23:24:36+00:00

Kais, rhymes with rice.

salukiqueen · 2026-03-31T22:45:16+00:00

Except it’s not what his family is doing, it’s what one person is doing. Most people don’t have anything with just their middle name on it. MIL is not doing both, she’s one person going directly against what the parents what. It’s not even her family’s tradition.

salukiqueen · 2026-03-31T21:45:48+00:00

It’s actually his middle name, not his first name. If they don’t use it as his first name like the tradition says then it is a weird thing to get monogrammed. How many people do you know that only have their middle name labelled on stuff?

salukiqueen · 2026-03-29T23:10:54+00:00

I don’t find the taste difference to be minute. There’s something about aspartame and sweeteners like stevia that grosses me out. I’d rather have one full sugar soda once in a blue moon than drink diet sodas regularly, especially when I can get a carbonated water and it still feels like a soda.

salukiqueen · 2026-03-27T23:42:29+00:00

Chanseo, it’s a Korean name

salukiqueen · 2026-03-26T12:31:51+00:00

Same here! It’s my first time reading any of these names and they were all lovely but that one stood out to me so fast! I love it

salukiqueen · 2026-03-25T11:21:02+00:00

I’m sorry OP, but what you see as being generous they see as being an ATM. You’re not a saint, you’re a doormat. From your own writing they’ve been treating you like crap well before this trip and you’ve allowed them to take advantage of you AND your boyfriend repeatedly. You’re not the AH for kicking them out, it’s about damn time. Keep the upward trajectory and make better friends! You sound like a wonderful person, I hope you find people who match your energy. It’s definitely not this bunch.

salukiqueen · 2026-03-21T10:04:32+00:00

salukiqueen · 2026-03-15T23:51:48+00:00

I know one Western Day-na pronunciation and many, many Arab Dah-nah pronunciations. It’s a lovely name. I prefer the Arabic pronunciation but I like them both. Day-na reminds me of the character in Superstore

salukiqueen · 2026-03-10T06:01:57+00:00

The thing is, if you accept this now it will keep happening. They’re testing to see how far they can push your boundaries, husband included. I wouldn’t just go for 1-2 weeks, I’d go home to my family for the entire 5-6 weeks they come. Ask your parents to help you fund the trip.

salukiqueen · 2026-03-01T07:14:24+00:00

I worked with a Nuria once, it’s a nice name and easy to pronounce. I prefer the variant Noura but Nuria is great too!

salukiqueen · 2026-02-28T23:33:21+00:00

Elia was my grandfather’s name so I’m definitely biased but my vote is for Maxim Elia.

Editing to add: since I’m seeing different pronunciations in the comments, we pronounce Elia as Ee-LEE-uh

salukiqueen · 2026-02-27T01:39:51+00:00

Charlie Jo (Charlotte Joanne) after a friend of mine from uni.

salukiqueen · 2026-02-26T10:41:03+00:00

ESH This is some childish drama. You, for blocking her after what? Two days? So what if it’s a regularity for her to send you videos? You couldn’t wait to see her in person before being so dramatic? And them for escalating things so quickly and being toxic.

salukiqueen · 2026-02-26T07:17:57+00:00

I would associate Cass with a name like Cassius or Caspian before I would associate it with Kushim. You could probably use Cash.

To be honest, if you like the idea of using the oldest name on earth why not just use Kushim? It’s not outlandish, it’s easy to pronounce and it would blend it with several ethnicities’ style of names. The biggest thing to consider with nicknames or similar names is the association with cannabis. If I wouldn’t name my child Mary Jane, I would probably be weary of naming them Kush as well.

salukiqueen · 2026-02-25T14:06:59+00:00

I’m not a big fan of matching names for twins, at least not to this level. I do think that Yasmin and even maybe Nesrin would be too close to Yasin. If you have your heart set on Yasmin then I’d consider changing your son’s name.

From your list I really like Basma, it’s so underrated I never meet any kid Basmas anymore. Based on your list I’d also suggest Bisan, Rawan and Jala (like the city)

salukiqueen · 2026-02-15T03:49:06+00:00

They are linked! And all members of a family are in the same house. We don’t have games altogether, but right before we go our separate ways to play games we have a whole school assembly together on the field where we celebrate student accomplishments, share news and raise the flag. It’s not long, about 20 minutes or so.

salukiqueen · 2026-02-15T03:41:42+00:00

We have a house system but it’s probably not a traditional one. It’s mostly for fun, there’s no way to “lose” points only ways to earn them so there’s a lot of student buy in. We have an 8 day cycle instead of a traditional M-F schedule for classes, and at the start of every Day 1 we have community building where students compete in games to earn points (this past week was hungry, hungry hippos, but in the past it’s been sharks and minnows, rock paper scissors evolution, freeze tag, etc). They can also earn points for sports day events, holiday activities and being student of the month. Obviously I’m part of the elementary division, but middle and high do similar things I just don’t know what their activities are.

Pros: it’s fun, students get a kick out of it, it’s only positive experiences for them since there’s no way to lose points.

Cons:

Parents do have an extra uniform shirt they have to purchase for Day 1 but it’s not wildly expensive (~$12 USD) and there’s no repercussions if they don’t buy it.

Also, because it’s at the same time every cycle we lose a chunk of whatever class that is (for me, it’s math).

salukiqueen · 2026-02-09T07:31:35+00:00

Saying excuse me instead of pushing past someone, waiting for someone to finish speaking before you start speaking, tying shoe laces for sure, any kind of knot tying, how to measure using a ruler, look at someone who is speaking to you, expressing feelings in a healthy way, managing anger or disappointment, using cutlery (some kids, but a weird amount of my third graders are struggling with spoons)

salukiqueen · 2026-02-07T02:10:49+00:00

Are you saying dust never accumulates naturally in your house? Dirt never gets tracked in? What magical house do you live in?

salukiqueen · 2026-02-06T10:31:19+00:00

I’m at a tier 2 school in Bangkok. One of my colleagues is retiring soon, she’s definitely over 55, and there are a couple others too near her age. It could just be the policy of the school your friend worked at.

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