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Some childrens' names
From a book. The children are from all over the world.Nou (f; "sun" in Hmong)
Vincent
Donata
Nadin (f)
Mohammed
Wafa (f; "faithfulness" in Arabic)
Hala
Natalie
Thomas
Maria
Tamana
Hafiza (see Hafiz)
Michael
Rebecca
Ivana
Marina
Jasmina
Rosita
Dana (m)
Arif (m, "wise" in Arabic)
Sharif
Rajiv
Isa
Yasuf
Sally
Kai (f)
Marie
Julia
Burim (m, "spring; source" in Albanian)
Carl
Jasleen ("absorbed in praise" in Punjabi)
Ravina
Bilal
Paul
Juneeque
Mark
Meegan Timothea
Teresa
Stephen
Ruairi
Connell
Uxue
Eli
Diego
Taralyn
MayerlyDoes the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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Vincent, Maria, Michael, Marie, Ravina, Teresa and Diego are my favorites from the list, but there are several others that I like as well. Sharif is an odd choice. It looks like a misspelling of Sheriff. With Mayerly in the same group, it makes me think of a sheriff and mayor. Bilal is awful. It is way to close to Belial, another name for the devil, and it means "wetting, moistening," which makes me think of bed wetting and other things.
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The boy called Sharif lives in Bangladesh. It's a common Muslim name.
Mayerly lives in Colombia.
I don't like Bilal either, but it's common in Muslim countries. I think he was a companion of Muhammed.
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