What are some Syrian given names?
Technically there haven’t been any “Syrian” names for nearly two thousand years, as the Syriac language is now extinct. Fortunately, there are a plethora of male Syrian-Arabic names. Currently, common male names are: Ahmed Amir Ali Khalid Hadi Nuur (which may also be used a female name) Say’eed (Since there is no official Arabic-English transliteration, it is difficult to demonstrate the correct pronunciation. In this case, the pronunciation could best be described as “sigh- eed”) Abd’ (this a common, shortened version of such names as Abd’ullah and Abdarahman) Youssif Ay’min (pronounced “eye-min”) A’meen Mohammed Hassan Husein Mah’mud Hum’zae Taroq (Sorry, but there’s simply no way of describing how this name sounds without actually hearing it) Ba’sil Bu’shar Keep in mind that these are all names that would be used between friends or used to refer to boys. In Arab society, a man is most often called “Abu-” followed by the name of his first-born son. For example, if Ay’min were to have
