Short Names For Boys, Meanings, and their History

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Aas (aas)

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boy hindu indian-hindi indian baby masculine male

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Aayu (AH-yoo)

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masculine indian female cute traditional baby girl

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Abad (ah-BAD)

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urdu-pakistani eternal short arabic-turkish persian-indian settlement urdu-turkish

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Abhi (AH-bee)

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nickname short masculine modern hindu male hindi

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Adin (AY-din)

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rare boy israeli girl israeli-hebrew female male

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Alan (AL-ən)

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male maltese-english english-jamaican american-irish scottish-jamaican jamaican-english american-english

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Alec (AL-ik)

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Ankuj (ahn-kooj)

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hindu hindi indian-hindi hindi-indian indian traditional masculine

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Arha (AHR-hah)

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Arri (AH-ree)

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girl masculine trendy basque-spanish rare modern male

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Azb (Azb)

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muslim short arabic youthful gender-neutral boy lion

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Bas (bahss)

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