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Greetings,
As far as we know, any of the period Arabic women's names in that list would be appropriate for someone from al-Andalus. There are no obvious differences between the naming patterns of Muslim Spain and the rest of the Arab world.
Heraldry was not used in Muslim Spain in the 12th-century . It was used in other parts of the Muslim world, but only by high-ranking men. However, if you'd like to use Arabic-style heraldry, you could look at our Web page on
http://www.itd.umich.edu/~ximenez/s.gabriel/docs/saracean-heraldry.html
If you're looking for a byname, the most common forms through the Arabic world are "umm <son's name>" for mothers and "bint <father's name>" for women who do not have children.
Arval D'Espas Nord, Rouland Carre, and Da'ud ibn Auda contributed to this letter.
We hope this has been helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel