Author Names, Meanings, and their History

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Agyey (ag-yey)

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writer indian-hindi mysterious hindi-indian indian hindu poet

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Asapurna (AH-suh-poor-nuh)

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indian hindu poet feminist baby bengali-indian author

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Bankim (BAN-keem)

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male baby indian-bengali author hindu masculine bengali

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Booker (BUK-er)

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author surname baby boy male english masculine

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Byron (BY-ron)

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english male scottish baby english-scottish scottish-english poet

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Charlaine (shahr-LAYN)

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english girl french french-english author feminine female

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Floella (floh-EL-uh)

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christian barbadian politician english actor gender-neutral television

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Irving (UR-ving)

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boy german-american english-hebrew baby american philosopher hebrew-german

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Kahlil (kah-HEEL)

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arabic-syrian lebanese arabic artist syrian baby muslim

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Libba (LI-buh)

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baby english-american literature fiction author american-english american

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Melville (mel-vil)

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literature surname french-scottish english-french male baby author

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Oprah (OH-pra)

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actress leader american african-american author christian english-american

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