Tragic Names, Meanings, and their History

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Faust (foust)

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Majnun (mahj-NOON)

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baby muslim male arabic-persian poetry masculine persian

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Nirbhaya (neer-BHAH-yuh)

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indian-hindi brave indian hindu movement hindi-indian fearless

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Ophelia (ə-FEE-lee-ə)

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shakespearean english shakespeare girl serpent feminine female

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Romeo (ROH-mee-oh)

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masculine italian-english male baby english-italian romantic boy

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