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Asalamualaikum, Please Suggest If "Iraj"and "Alisha / Alesha"can be used as female muslim girl names ? Please also advise if they are islamic / Quranic. As per several websites, IRAJ means Flower. Alisha / Alesha as per some websites means "protected by God" while some say , it means "Noble / kind". Thank you.

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Iraj [pronounced as (EE)l + (RU)n + (J)ump] is an ancient Farsi name (used for boys only in Iran, and used for girls in Desi culture) mentioned in the Shahnameh of of the poet Firdausi. The meaning of this name isn't simple since it is an ancient name, but it is said that it means free, gentle, or noble. Since it has a good meaning Muslims cn use it.

Alisha is not an Arabic or Quranic name. Alisha means noble and protected by God, it is a variant of Alicia and comes from Germanic roots. Since it has a good meaning Muslims can use it.

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