Surname Names, Meanings, and their History

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Aaraish (Aa-raish)

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pakistani urdu-pakistani surname muslim female baby girl

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Aarnes (ahr-nis)

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male ancient baby surname scandinavian norse masculine

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Abad (ah-BAD)

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urdu-punjabi urdu-indian bengali-arabic abbreviation masculine bengali-turkish settlement

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Abanindranath (uh-bah-nee-n-druh-nath)

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bengali-indian boy baby artist masculine indian-bengali language

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Abbasi (Uh-bah-see)

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masculine ethnicity urdu pakistani arabic pakistani-arabic persian

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Abbott (AB-ət)

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male baby english masculine surname christian boy

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Acharya (ah-chah-ree-yuh)

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Ackerley (AK-er-lee)

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masculine boy surname english male anglo-saxon baby

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Ackley (AK-lee)

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english surname baby gender-neutral

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Acton (AK-tən)

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male english place boy surname masculine baby

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Adler (AH-dler)

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male surname baby boy eagle germanic masculine

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Adley (ad-lee)

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