Author Names, Meanings, and their History

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Agyey (ag-yey)

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mystic boy hindi-indian baby male masculine writer

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Asapurna (AH-suh-poor-nuh)

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feminist poet gender-neutral author bengali indian hindu

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Bankim (BAN-keem)

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male baby bengali-indian hindu masculine bengali boy

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Booker (BUK-er)

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male english masculine author boy surname occupational

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Byron (BY-ron)

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english male english-scottish masculine baby poet boy

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Charlaine (shahr-LAYN)

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feminine female girl french english-french author vampire

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Floella (floh-EL-uh)

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baby gender-neutral politician television christian english actor

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Irving (UR-ving)

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place-name masculine american hebrew german-english author hebrew-german

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Kahlil (kah-HEEL)

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syrian syrian-arabic author masculine syrian-lebanese artist arabic

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Libba (LI-buh)

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writer author english american baby women book

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Melville (mel-vil)

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male surname scottish-english french-english author literature english

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Oprah (OH-pra)

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baby african-american american-english author christian english american

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