Director Names, Meanings, and their History

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Clint (KLINT)

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boy actor director english-american baby cowboy masculine

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Huston (HUH-stən)

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Onir (oh-NEER)

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indian-hindi director bollywood lgbtq+baby hindi-bengali filmmaker

onir name meaning

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Ritchie (RI-chi)

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english-french masculine scottish-english musician actor surname male

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Rituparna (ree-too-PAHR-nah)

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actress director indian-hindi seasons hindu bengali feminine

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Satyajit (suh-tyah-jeet)

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Shinkai (SHIN-kaɪ)

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boy director masculine anime japanese male film

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Vidhu (VEE-doo)

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boy indian film hindi male masculine hindi-indian

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Shatice (shuh-TEES)

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Qeemat (kee-MAT)

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Chistan (CHIS-tahn)

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Saikumar (sai-koo-mar)

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Trishalana (tri-SHAH-lah-nuh)

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Henrye (HEN-ree)

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Barket (BAR-kit)

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Yadaspati (yah-dah-shpa-tee)

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Rumid (ROO-mid)

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Selvam (SEHL-vahm)

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Jasnoor (juhs-NOOR)

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Biswajit (bih-SWAH-jeet)