Director Names, Meanings, and their History

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Clint (KLINT)

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masculine cowboy american-english actor western english american

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Huston (HUH-stən)

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masculine director actor baby english-american surname american

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Onir (oh-NEER)

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indian director lgbtq+bengali-hindi masculine hindi-indian indian-hindi

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Ritchie (RI-chi)

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gaelic french scottish-french english english-french boy scottish

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Rituparna (ree-too-PAHR-nah)

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bengali seasons girl actress indian hindu writer

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Satyajit (suh-tyah-jeet)

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filmmaker bengali-indian indian-bengali hindu male boy bengali

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Shinkai (SHIN-kaɪ)

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director anime boy film japanese surname male

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Vidhu (VEE-doo)

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hindi-indian bollywood baby director indian male hindi

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Khandahmina (kan-duh-MEE-nah)

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Maajidah (mah-gee-dah)

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Qayam (kay-um)

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Pradynesh (pruh-DYE-nesh)

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Saujanya (sow-jun-yuh)

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Chalama (chuh-LAH-muh)

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Bahgat (bah-GAT)

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Apoorv (Ah-poorv)

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Kirtida (kur-tee-dah)

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Wira (wee-ra)

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Talees (tah-LEES)

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Parasher (pa-RA-sher)