Author Names, Meanings, and their History

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Agyey (ag-yey)

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masculine mysterious indian-hindi baby author hindi-indian hindu

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Asapurna (AH-suh-poor-nuh)

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hindu indian-bengali author baby feminist bengali-indian bengali

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Bankim (BAN-keem)

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Booker (BUK-er)

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Byron (BY-ron)

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male boy english poet masculine baby scottish

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Charlaine (shahr-LAYN)

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female french-english english english-french girl feminine french

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Floella (floh-EL-uh)

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Irving (UR-ving)

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american-english male american english-hebrew philosopher composer baby

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Kahlil (kah-HEEL)

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arabic-lebanese baby lebanese-syrian author male lebanese-arabic syrian

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Libba (LI-buh)

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english-american fiction american-english women book english girl

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Melville (mel-vil)

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Oprah (OH-pra)

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Lionell (ly-uh-nel)

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Ankamuthu (ahn-kah-moo-thoo)

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Shehrah (SHAY-rah)

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Iierathi (ee-eer-ah-thee)

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Jilan (ji-LAHN)

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Mritsa (mriht-sah)

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Kenn (kɛn)

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Vedaant (vay-dahnt)

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Qaarifah (kah-ree-fah)

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Binnaha (bihn-nah-hah)

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Dhirendra (dhi-ren-dra)

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Sabeeha (sah-BEE-ha)