Short Names, Meanings, and their History

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Aas (aas)

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rare hindi masculine hindi-indian hindu boy short

aas name meaning

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Aayu (AH-yoo)

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tshangla-indian boy male feminine short masculine traditional

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Abad (ah-BAD)

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persian-arabic abbreviation arabic-persian turkish-iranian prefix arabic-iranian persian-pakistani

abad name meaning

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Abhi (AH-bee)

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masculine hindu indian-hindi nickname boy hindi-indian baby

abhi name meaning

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Abs (æbz)

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muslim unisex arabic baby nickname short

abs name meaning

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Adfah (uhd-fah)

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arabic baby unisex muslim short

adfah name meaning

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Adin (AY-din)

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baby masculine boy feminine hebrew rare israeli

adin name meaning

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Agya (AH-gyah)

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baby short indian modern unisex hindu

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Aka (AH-kah)

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nigerian-korean turkish-yoruba sweet unisex nigerian-japanese yoruba-japanese finnish-turkish

aka name meaning

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Akush (ah-KOOSH)

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japanese rare unisex asian baby modern short

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Alan (AL-ən)

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english english-maltese celtic moore-jamaican christian american-scottish english-scottish

alan name meaning

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Alec (AL-ik)

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english baby christian scottish-english english-scottish scottish masculine

alec name meaning

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