Can we keep the names Arafah and Ayat for girls?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The word Arafah (عرفة) comes from the root letter Araf ) (عرف which means to recognise [1].

The word Ayah (آية) means a sign [2].

It is permissible to keep the above two names.

You may refer to the following link regarding keeping good names.

http://askimam.org/public/question_detail/33958

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Bilal Issak

Student Darul Iftaa
Leicester, England, UK 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

 [1] Hans Wehr page 709

القاموس المحيط (ص: 837)

وتَعارَفوا: عَرَفَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً، وسَمَّوْا: عَرَفَةَ، مُحَرَّكَةً، ومَعْروفاً وكَزُبيْرٍ وأَميرٍ وشَدَّادٍ وقُفْلٍ

المعجم الوسيط (2/ 595)

و (يَوْم عَرَفَات) الْيَوْم التَّاسِع من ذِي الْحجَّة

(عَرَفَة) عَرَفَات

[2] Hans Wehr page 46