Short Names For Boys, Meanings, and their History

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Aas (aas)

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indian baby male hindi indian-hindi boy short

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Aayu (AH-yoo)

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short indian-tshangla hindu tshangla-indian feminine traditional baby

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Abad (ah-BAD)

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Abhi (AH-bee)

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masculine baby boy male hindi-indian hindi modern

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Adin (AY-din)

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girl female trendy biblical jewish israeli rare

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Alan (AL-ən)

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Alec (AL-ik)

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Ankuj (ahn-kooj)

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boy hindu masculine baby traditional hindi male

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Arha (AHR-hah)

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masculine modern telangana telugu rare unisex boy

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Arri (AH-ree)

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feminine basque rare boy spanish-basque girl trendy

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Azb (Azb)

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arabic muslim short unisex male masculine youthful

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Bas (bahss)

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turkish-dutch short muslim masculine arabic-turkish dutch-turkish arabic

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Jelaludeen (juh-lah-loo-deen)

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Tabana (tuh-BAH-nuh)

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Natthan (NATH-uhn)

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Kudzai (KOO-dzah-ee)

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Affrozah (uh-FROH-zah)

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Auttumn (AW-tum)

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Tayler (TAY-ler)

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Mahaketu (muh-HAH-kay-too)

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Stacie (STAY-see)

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Derren (DARE-en)

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Didhya (did-yah)

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Qanani (kah-nah-nee)