Literary Names For Boys, Meanings, and their History

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Aldous (AL-duhs)

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english intellectual writer literary novelist masculine educated

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Algernon (AL-jər-non)

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male surname english victorian baby french-english aristocratic

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Bibhutibhusan (bi-boo-tee-boo-shun)

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hindu male novelist writer bengali bengali-indian boy

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Holden (HOHL-den)

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surname english-american baby american phonetic fiction english

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Kannadasan (kuh-nuh-duh-suhn)

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masculine indian male literary hindu boy musician

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Kripacharya (kree-puh-CHAH-ree-uh)

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indian baby scholar hindi epic ascetic ancient

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Riley (RY-lee)

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english-american unisex scottish-australian american-australian english-australian scottish-english surname

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Rochester (RAH-chuh-stur)

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place surname male literary english poetry romantic

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Sharadendu (sha-RA-duhn-doo)

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hindu bengali-indian bengali male masculine boy literary

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Vatsyayan (VAHT-see-uh-yahn)

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masculine baby cultural literary ethnicity boy author

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