A Difficult Decision
My name is Leila. Leila is an Arabic name which means “sweetness of the night” and it is also an important name in the Quran. I really like my name, and there are some stories behind it. My mom chose to give me three names: my two grandmothers’ names and a name that she and my father chose, So I ended with Tinamy Leila Emmanuela Ihmane. In fact, between these names, my parents gave me the name Emmanuela. Emmanuela is a Christian name because my father was Christian, and my mother is Muslim. The story behind my name is that I was supposed to be Mariam instead of Leila. Hence, I think my grandmother had a kind of argument with my father because my father didn’t want me to be called Mariam because, it sounds too Muslim because my father’s family doesn’t like Muslim people. In fact, my mother wasn’t happy with the fact that I had his mother’s name and not her mother’s name. Again, my mom has her grandmother’s name too, so she wanted the same for her firstborn. My grandmother was sad indeed because I am her first grandchild.
Finally, my mother ended up with a pact with both my grandmother and my father. My grandmother finally chose the names Leila, and my father was fine with the name.
Hello, Leila. I think your name came a bit hard. It needs to satisfy both families, but good thing is you like your name.
ReplyDeleteHi Leila! In my opinion, all your names are beautiful and meaningful. Also, it is honor that all your family participated in choosing your name. It is a part of your heritage that will follow you entire life.
ReplyDeleteHi Leila! It was a difficult decision for your name between you mon and your grandmother, but I feel they are really love you and they want to give you their best wishes through your name.
ReplyDeleteHi Leila, I think your name is great because it's meaningful and a decision for both families.
ReplyDeleteHi, Leila! you have got a very nice name, it has a beautiful meaning. I can easily pronounce your name because this name is very common in my country India, only we spell it differently it's like - Laila.
ReplyDeleteHi, Leila, I like the beautiful meaning of your name, and I think your family very value you, so they gave you such a beautiful and meaningful name.
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