Author Names, Meanings, and their History

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Agyey (ag-yey)

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hindi poet male writer baby hindu mystic

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Asapurna (AH-suh-poor-nuh)

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gender-neutral poet baby indian hindu bengali bengali-indian

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Bankim (BAN-keem)

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baby hindu male bengali-indian author masculine boy

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Booker (BUK-er)

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male occupational english surname baby masculine author

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Byron (BY-ron)

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scottish-english male english masculine english-scottish baby poet

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Charlaine (shahr-LAYN)

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girl french female feminine english vampire french-english

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Floella (floh-EL-uh)

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christian barbadian actor politician author baby gender-neutral

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Irving (UR-ving)

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hebrew-german american-german male english-hebrew author philosopher surname

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Kahlil (kah-HEEL)

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lebanese-syrian poet lebanese-arabic arabic-syrian masculine arabic-lebanese author

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Libba (LI-buh)

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girl english american-english american book women fiction

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Melville (mel-vil)

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author scottish-french surname english-scottish french-english literature baby

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Oprah (OH-pra)

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women leader author english american-english american christian

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Sukant (soo-KANT)

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Washid (wah-SHEED)

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Ashana (ah-SHAH-nah)

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Nikki (NIH-kee)

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Vaishal (V-eye-shuhl)

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Bhadramurti (buh-druh-MUR-tee)

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Inderveer (in-der-veer)

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Udayaravi (oo-DAY-uh-RAH-vee)

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Miya (MEE-yah)

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Hruti (hroo-tee)

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Maarsilah (mahrs-ee-lah)

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Neesaa (nee-saa)