Folklore Names, Meanings, and their History

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Anuna (AH-noo-nah)

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celtic folklore gaelic feminine music girl traditional

anuna name meaning

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Asur (AH-sur)

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indian baby mythology ancient male boy tribal

asur name meaning

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Bihula (bi-HEE-lah)

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mythological baby feminine bhojpuri story indian tradition

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Birbal (beer-buhl)

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cultural masculine hindu male historical hindi-indian indian-hindi

birbal name meaning

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Blanid (BLAH-nid)

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warrior uncommon feminine irish traditional mythology gaelic

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Chehrzaad (CHEH-er-zahd)

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arabic persian iranian persian-arabic iranian-arabic feminine baby

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Damyanti (duh-mee-AN-tee)

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sublime hindi hindu female baby girl indian-hindi

damyanti name meaning

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Drak (drak)

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fantasy ancient strong dragon gender-neutral folklore mystical

drak name meaning

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Faerie (FAY-ree)

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folklore magical mythical baby gender-neutral english fantasy

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Genie (JEE-nee)

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magic arabian folklore supernatural arabic baby mythical

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Glendower (GLEN-dow-er)

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english character boy folklore literature masculine baby

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Inari (ee-NA-ree)

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shinto japanese finnish gender-neutral success finnish-japanese japanese-finnish

inari name meaning

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