Author Names, Meanings, and their History

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Agyey (ag-yey)

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mystic masculine hindu indian-hindi boy male writer

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Asapurna (AH-suh-poor-nuh)

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indian-bengali feminist poet bengali-indian gender-neutral author hindu

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Bankim (BAN-keem)

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baby indian hindu bengali-indian boy male bengali

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Booker (BUK-er)

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baby surname male masculine boy author occupational

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Byron (BY-ron)

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boy english-scottish masculine author male scottish-english english

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Charlaine (shahr-LAYN)

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english author french vampire female baby feminine

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Floella (floh-EL-uh)

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politician gender-neutral english baby barbadian author actor

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Irving (UR-ving)

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english-german english-american american english german-hebrew place-name german

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Kahlil (kah-HEEL)

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arabic-lebanese poet masculine muslim lebanese baby arabic

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Libba (LI-buh)

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women book female english feminine writer author

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Melville (mel-vil)

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author surname male english-scottish scottish-english english-french baby

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Oprah (OH-pra)

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african-american leader women english baby actress author

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