[ANSTHRLD] Looking for Help with a Middle Eastern Name

[Etienne de St. Amaranth]

Susan,

I know little about Arabic names and will also await what commentary your 
question generates.  However, I have encountered the ending "iyya" attached 
to the end of a name component twice.  In both cases, it was added to the 
end of a noun to note that the person was female.  In one case, it was 
added to the end of the Arabic word for Cordoba (city in Spain) to note a 
female from Cordoba.  In the other case, it was added to the end of the 
Arabic word "beduoin" (and I am sure I mis-spelled that) to note a female 
beduoin.  I have never seen it added to the end of an actual name.  But, I 
don't know Arabic so I will also await answers.

Etienne
Star Principal Herald

At 05:29 PM 1/4/2004, you wrote:
>Greetings to All!
>I am trying, again, to come up with a registerable ME name; and am looking 
>for comments/help.  I am trying to find out if the name "husniya" would be 
>registerable (I"ll worry about the rest later)>
>
>I've found "Husn" listed as a female ism in:
><http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/arabic-naming2.htm>http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/arabic-naming2.htm
>
>I found "Husni" (which I believe is a version of "Husn") listed here:
><http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ursula/ottoman/feminine.html>http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ursula/ottoman/feminine.html
>
>I also found "Husnu" (with the final "u" umlauted) as a masculine name:
><http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ursula/ottoman/masculine.html>http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/ursula/ottoman/masculine.html
>
>I'm trying to find out if, based on this, "husniya" might be considered a 
>plausible Arabic name; and registerable by the SCA.
>
>Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>My thanks,
>Susan
>
>Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
>and get used to the idea.
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