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Bosnian Muslim Baby Names
23 names this library records as being in bosnian use, taken from the research note on each entry rather than from an assumption about where a root comes from.
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Bosnian Muslim Baby Names? Bosnian Muslim naming survived five centuries of Ottoman rule and a century of pressure afterwards, and what came through is Arabic and Turkish naming stock carried in a Slavic sound world. Emina, Amina, Adnan, Kenan.
عدميرAdmirAdmirable, Bosnian Muslim boys name
عايدةAidaReturning, visitor, top Arab/Bosnian girls
علمةAlmaKnowledgeable, Bosnian/Spanish Muslim name
آملةAmelaWorker of good deeds, Bosnian Muslim girl name
عمرةAmraPilgrim of Umrah, Bosnian girls' name
بلماBelmaClear water, Bosnian Muslim girl name
جَوادDzevadBosniak form of Jawad: the generous
الدينEdinReligion, Bosnian boys name
إديناEdinaReligion/Paradise, Bosnian girls name
إيليناElenaBright, Western/Bosnian Muslim convert
الماElmaApple, fair, top Bosnian Muslim girl name
إلفيراElviraTruthful, Andalusian, Bosnian Muslim girls name
آمِنَةEminaFaithful, the #1 Bosnian Muslim girl name
أميرEmirPrince, commander, top Bosnian/Albanian Muslim male name
كنعانKenanStable, firm, top Bosnian/Turkish Muslim male name
ليلىLejlaLayla, Bosnian spelling
مَدِينَةMedinaThe radiant city of the Prophet; Bosniak and Chechen girl name
مريمةMerimaBosnian form of Maryam
ميريلاMirelaAdmirable, Bosnian Muslim girls name
نديمNedimIntimate companion, Bosnian/Turkish boys name
سلمىSelmaSalma, Bosnian/Swedish spelling
سُلَيْمَانSuleymanSolomon, Bosnian/Balkan spelling
تسنيمTesnimTasnim, Bosnian spelling
What marks a bosnian name
Bosnian Muslim naming survived five centuries of Ottoman rule and a century of pressure afterwards, and what came through is Arabic and Turkish naming stock carried in a Slavic sound world. Emina, Amina, Adnan, Kenan.
The names are usually shortened and softened relative to their Arabic originals, and they take Slavic endings without difficulty. That adaptation is what allowed them to persist through periods when carrying an obviously Muslim name was dangerous.
A name is listed here only where its own research note records Bosnian use.
Questions people ask
What are common Bosnian Muslim baby names?
AsrNaam lists 23, alphabetically rather than by rank. Reliable bosnian birth-registration data is not public at the granularity a ranking would need, and a chart built on guesswork is worse than none.
Are Bosnian Muslim names Arabic?
Most are Arabic or Turkish in origin and Bosnian in form. The sound was adapted to Slavic phonology over centuries, which is why Amina, Emina and Mina all appear in the same family tree.
Does a Bosnian name have to be Arabic to be Islamic?
No. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and not claim for a person what belongs to God alone. A name can be Amazigh, Turkic, Persian or Malay in origin and meet both conditions.
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