Literary Names For Boys, Meanings, and their History

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Aldous (AL-duhs)

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male boy masculine writer intellectual english novelist

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Algernon (AL-jər-non)

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given fictional medieval boy surname masculine baby

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Bibhutibhusan (bi-boo-tee-boo-shun)

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male bengali writer arts indian-bengali bengali-indian masculine

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Holden (HOHL-den)

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boy fiction american-english surname male novelist english

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Kannadasan (kuh-nuh-duh-suhn)

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literary indian masculine baby tamil poet hindu

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Kripacharya (kree-puh-CHAH-ree-uh)

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indian holy ancient literary hindi-indian epic boy

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Riley (RY-lee)

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valiant masculine feminine scottish scottish-irish scottish-english australian-american

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Rochester (RAH-chuh-stur)

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baby romantic place surname boy male masculine

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Sharadendu (sha-RA-duhn-doo)

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masculine indian-bengali boy literary male baby bengali-indian

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Vatsyayan (VAHT-see-uh-yahn)

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cultural male masculine boy indian heritage hindu

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Bhavishnu (buh-VEESH-noo)

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Qavavau (KAH-vah-vau)

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Nakhuda (NAH-khoo-dah)

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Morwaared (mohr-wahr-ed)

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Alisyn (AH-liss-in)

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Birjees (bir-JEEZ)

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Karamah (kuh-ruh-ma)

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Bashah (bah-shah)

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Deenabandhu (dee-nuh-buhn-dhoo)

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Avinay (uh-VEE-nay)

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Hengist (HEN-jist)

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Sapthotharan (Sap-tho-tha-ran)