Sports Names, Meanings, and their History

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Bara (BAH-ruh)

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Daley (DAY-lee)

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irish male feminine masculine english-irish english swimmer

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Gambhir (gam-BEER)

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Lamar (luh-MAR)

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american-english american male basketball african-american english-american boy

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Melbourne (MEL-bərn)

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Mohinder (moh-in-der)

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Nike (ni-kee)

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Phelps (felps)

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surname male english olympian masculine sports american

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Runs (rʌnz)

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Sachin (suh-chin)

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Sachint (suh-chint)

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indian-hindi cricket sports male hindi-indian hindi masculine

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Saina (sahy-nuh)

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