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Re: WDYT about Balian for a boy????
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Yeah so I looked it up and it is the name of Orlando Blooms Character in Kingdom of Heaven. Otherwise it has no history or meaning as far as I can see.So I am going to go out on a limb here and say that it is a "made up name" from a movie that a screenwriter created. So it has no meaning or history.
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No, I think there is a historical Balian of Ibelin.
~~ Claire ~~
My dear ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen and Julian.
My dear ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny and Cordelia.
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Yeah actually I just found that Balian online. I doubt that anyone would really know who that Balian of Ibelin is and would just associate it with the movie character, who I assumed was fictional. I really don't like the name and before using it on a child I would look up the Balian of Ibelin and see what type of person he was to see if he is worthy of naming a child after.
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