While watching Jean Genet's play, Les Paravents (Screens)there were names that seemed to stand out for me. They seemed to resonate for me, when I hear them pronounced on stage. I went to the website: Meilleurs Prénoms to discover their meanings:
Leïla
Origins: Arabic
Meaning: Born at night.
Character traits: communication, enthusiasm, practical, adaptation, decision
Saïd
Origins: Arabic
Meaning:happy, favored by destiny
Character traits:peace, kindness, advice, wisdom, conscientious
Warda
Origins: Arabic
Meaning: Rose
Character traits: receptivity, loyalty, diplomacy, decision, sociability
Kadidja (Khadija)
Origins: Arabic
Meaning: The name of the first wife of the prophet Mohammed. She was the first woman to embrace Islam.
Character traits: achievement, ardor, leadership, vitality, strategy.
Malika
Origins: Arabic
Meaning: gifted, queen
Character traits: faithful, manager, intuitive, mediator, relationships
source: Meilleurs Prénoms.com, 10 Jul 2007, www.meilleursprenoms.com
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