Tragic Names, Meanings, and their History

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Faust (foust)

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Majnun (mahj-NOON)

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Nirbhaya (neer-BHAH-yuh)

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Ophelia (ə-FEE-lee-ə)

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Romeo (ROH-mee-oh)

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Kaolin (kay-uh-lin)

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Gaurik (gaw-rik)

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Sual (soo-ahl)

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Mufeed (moo-feed)

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Honbria (hɑnˈbriə)

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Yoginder (yo-gin-der)

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Noraiz (noh-ryz)

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Eashta (ee-ash-ta)

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Tommy (TOM-ee)

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Dhaakirah (dhaa-kee-rah)

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Yudhav (YOO-dhav)

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Manjul (MAHN-jool)