Short Names, Meanings, and their History

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Aas (aas)

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Aayu (AH-yoo)

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short indian-tshangla tshangla-indian indian hindu masculine female

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Abad (ah-BAD)

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bengali-persian turkish-punjabi urdu-bengali punjabi-persian persian-punjabi prefix bengali-punjabi

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Abhi (AH-bee)

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Abs (æbz)

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baby muslim nickname unisex arabic short

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Adfah (uhd-fah)

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Adin (AY-din)

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variation rare hebrew jewish unisex feminine israeli

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Agya (AH-gyah)

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Aka (AH-kah)

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Akush (ah-KOOSH)

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short modern japanese unisex rare asian baby

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Alan (AL-ən)

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Alec (AL-ik)

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male english-scottish scottish short scottish-english masculine english

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Sukruti (soo-kroo-tee)

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Murtaz (mur-TAHZ)

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Nagmani (nahg-MAH-nee)

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Balakrishnan (bah-lah-kree-shnan)

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Kodandaram (ko-dan-duh-ram)

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Tito (TEE-toh)

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Asiqah (ah-see-kah)

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Ksitisa (KSIT-ee-sa)

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Varaah (vuh-rah)

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Sachish (SA-chish)

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Ramananda (rah-mah-NAHN-dah)

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Bhuvanamati (bhu-va-na-ma-ti)