Father Names, Meanings, and their History

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Abu-Turab (A-boo-too-rab)

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dust baby father

abu-turab name meaning

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Axl (AK-səl)

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american-english english-american rock father musician american english

axl name meaning

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Babay (bah-bah-ee)

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nigerian yoruba-nigerian yoruba african baby father gender-neutral

babay name meaning

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Chokappa (cho-ka-pa)

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boy prosperous karnataka hindu tamilian male kannada

chokappa name meaning

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Dad (dahd)

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masculine baby male boy father

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Dhrtarastra (DH-uh-ruh-TRAH-struh)

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father mythology indian pandavas baby blind hindu

dhrtarastra name meaning

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Papa (pah-pah)

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baby nickname father

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Pappa (PAH-pah)

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romanian-icelandic hungarian hungarian-norwegian icelandic-finnish finnish-norwegian icelandic icelandic-albanian

pappa name meaning

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Yab (yahb)

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baby father

yab name meaning

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