Somalis with Western names?
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
I have never seen a somali with a western name, other than a nickname.
Re: Somalis with Western names?
DAYS OF OUR LIVESCinque Mtume wrote:I know a Somali guy called Romanthis is the kinda name you only come across in the Bold & The Beautiful or some shit..SMH
But it's actually a very traditional Somali name: Rumaan, but with western spelling of our names, it turned into Roman by coincidence.
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
I wanna change my name to tyrone...would it help with the xalimos?
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
WestLdnShawty wrote:I haven't watched it yet... I'll watch it 2morow InshaaAllah.. The trailer looks good though![]()
I bet I can guess what your name is..
Leila
Christina
Europe aka Yurub..![]()
Camillia
Ashlee aka Asli..![]()
Farrah





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Re: Somalis with Western names?
YES! We would be all over you. omg.Protagonist wrote:I wanna change my name to tyrone...would it help with the xalimos?

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Re: Somalis with Western names?
I dont know many Spanish names...
Adelina
Anita
Basilia
Blanca
Celia
Isabeel (a)..
Lita
Lucia
That's the only Spanish names I can think of..
Adelina
Anita
Basilia
Blanca
Celia
Isabeel (a)..

Lita
Lucia
That's the only Spanish names I can think of..

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Re: Somalis with Western names?
No. I'll give you another hint. It starts with an S. That's it.WestLdnShawty wrote:I dont know many Spanish names...
Adelina
Anita
Basilia
Blanca
Celia
Isabeel (a)..![]()
Lita
Lucia
That's the only Spanish names I can think of..![]()


- LiquidHYDROGEN
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
Yurub is a traditional somali name, it doesn't mean "europe".hipsterrunoff wrote:WestLdnShawty wrote:I haven't watched it yet... I'll watch it 2morow InshaaAllah.. The trailer looks good though![]()
I bet I can guess what your name is..
Leila
Christina
Europe aka Yurub..![]()
Camillia
Ashlee aka Asli..![]()
Farrah
![]()
![]()
![]()
No, keep going. I'll give you a hint. It's a Spanish name.
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
Are you sure?abdi.ismail wrote:
Yurub is a traditional somali name, it doesn't mean "europe".
What about Baarliin and Aasiya? I thought they were derived from the German city of Berlin and the Oriental continent Asia.
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
Yurub does mean Europe Abdi
Just like Baarliin means Berlin
Just like Baarliin means Berlin
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
Hippie.. The only Spanish names that start with 'S' I know is... Susana (I actually know a Somali female called this) and Saliina..
Ow and Soffia?..
If the above is incorrect... I give up..
Ow and Soffia?..
If the above is incorrect... I give up..

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Re: Somalis with Western names?
I know barliin, istambuul, istaarliin (sterling) aren't somali, but I've been told yurub is some kind of a tree.Cinque Mtume wrote:Are you sure?abdi.ismail wrote:
Yurub is a traditional somali name, it doesn't mean "europe".
What about Baarliin and Aasiya? I thought they were derived from the German city of Berlin and the Oriental continent Asia.
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
That's Curub and it's not a tree but the spring stem of a treeabdi.ismail wrote:I know barliin, istambuul, istaarliin (sterling) aren't somali, but I've been told yurub is some kind of a tree.Cinque Mtume wrote:Are you sure?abdi.ismail wrote:
Yurub is a traditional somali name, it doesn't mean "europe".
What about Baarliin and Aasiya? I thought they were derived from the German city of Berlin and the Oriental continent Asia.
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Re: Somalis with Western names?
Nope, but you're close.WestLdnShawty wrote:Hippie.. The only Spanish names that start with 'S' I know is... Susana (I actually know a Somali female called this) and Saliina..
Ow and Soffia?..
If the above is incorrect... I give up..![]()

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Re: Somalis with Western names?
I know a Somali girl named Linda, and I once met a guy named Paul.
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