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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is T.
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Tallev m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant form of Torleiv.
Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]
Tallinn m & f Obscure
From the city in Estonia.
Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.
Tallon m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French surname of Tallon. ... [more]
Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.
Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.
Talmon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Talmon.
Talmor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Tal and Mor means "dew of myrrh" in Hebrew.
Talo m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.
Talor m & f English, Hebrew
Combination of the word "טל" (Tal), "dew", and the word אור (Or), "light", also used as a variant of Taylor.
Talorc m Pictish, History
Name of several Pictish kings.
Talos m Greek Mythology
In Greek Mythology Talos was a bronze winged automaton given to Europa for protection in Crete from pirates and invaders.
Talos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish talu- "forehead; front; surface".
Tālrīts m Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian tāls "far away, distant" and rīts "morning".
Tâluaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Talum m Muslim
Means "Be sympathetic".
Ṭālūt m Arabic
Arabic form of Saul.
Talvo m Estonian
Variant of Taalo.
Talxa m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Talha.
Tâm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 心 (tâm) meaning "heart".
Tam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 三 (tam) meaning "three".
Tamaha f & m Dagbani
Means "hope" in Dagbani.
Tamahere m Tahitian
Means "beloved child", from Tahitian tamariʻi meaning "child" and here "love".
Tamak m Malay
Tamak is a dragon that turns into a wraith. He collects magical artifacts and drives a blue 675-lt. He wears a black cloak in wraith form and is blue in dragon form. For more information read the soon to be published The Dragon Wraith Hero by Bilbo J. Ramsay and Arwen D. Ramsay.... [more]
Tamaki m Maori
Maori name meaning the Auckland area of New Zealand.
Tamaki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "ball, sphere, jade" or 珠 (tama) meaning "pearl, bead, jewel" combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", or 環 (tamaki) meaning "ring"... [more]
Tamakororo m Moriori
This name may also been used and may be use by females today. This was the name of a Moriori man who was killed in 1791 after a misunderstanding over a fishing net with the first outsiders who came to what is now the Chatham Islands.
Tamanajko m Mari
Perhaps derived from the Chuvash tǎmana meaning "owl" or tǎman meaning "snowstorm".
Tamanca m Guanche
Means "captain" in Guanche.
Tamani f & m Chewa
Means "praise" or "to God be the glory" in Chewa.
Tamanoon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมนูญ (see Thammanun).
Tamao m & f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 玉 (gyoku, tama(-), -dama) or 珠 (shu, tama), both meaning "gem, jewel," with 男 (dan, nan, otoko, o), 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) or 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on), all meaning "man." For females, it can be used as 玉尾, 玉緒, 玉青, 珠緒 or 珠央 with 尾 (bi, o) meaning "tail (end)," 緒 (sho, cho, o, itoguchi) meaning "cord, strap, thong," 青 (sei, shou, ao(-), ao.i) meaning "blue" and 央 (ou, o) meaning "middle, centre."... [more]
Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.
Tamaralaifa f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "there's none like God" in Ijaw.
Tamaraw m Filipino
Translated to Mindoro dwarf buffalo.
Tamarua m Cook Islands Maori
Means "second child," from tama meaning "child" and rua meaning "two."
Tamas m Scots
Scots form of Thomas.
Tamasgan m Amharic
Means "praise" in Amharic.
Tamassuk m & f Arabic
Means "hold on, hold fast" in Arabic.
Tamasul m & f Arabic
Means "matching, agreement, resemblance" in Arabic.
Tamatea m Maori
Means "moon on the eighth night of the lunar month" in Maori.
Tamay f & m Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Tamayi m & f Shona
Means "move from here" in Shona.
Țamaz m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Tamaz.
Tambatra m & f Malagasy
Means "united" or "total, sum, result" in Malagasy.
Tambet m Estonian
Coined by Eduard Bornhöhe for a character in his novel 'Tasuja' (1880). The exact origin and meaning of this name are uncertain, it has, however, been speculated that it might be a contraction of Estonian tammepuust "of oak wood".
Tamblyn f & m English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Tamblyn.
Tambwe m Luba
Means "tiger" in Luba-Kasai.
Tamchos m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Damcho.
Tamdin m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamding m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tamdrin m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྟ་མགྲིན (see Damdrin).
Tame m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have thanc for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The name Dankmar is a good example of that.
Tame m Moriori
Meaning of this name is apparently unknown. This was the name of the last full blooded Moriori (Owenga and Otonga tribes) Tame Horomona Rehe aka Tommy Solomon (1884-1933) and Moriori elder Tame Tainui Tawarere.
Tameaki m Japanese, History
Meaning varies depending on the kanji used. Fujiwara no Tameaki (1198-1275) was a Japanese poet.
Tameem m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic تميم and Bengali তামিম (see Tamim).
Tamekiyo m Japanese (Archaic)
From 為 (tame) meaning "for" and 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean".
Tamer m Turkish
Means "competent soldier" or "mannish, man of good qualities" in Turkish.
Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.
Tamesaburou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Tamesaburo.
Tami m Finnish
Short form of Aatami.
Tamiel m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently means "perfection of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the fallen angels listed in the Book of Enoch.
Tamílapéšni m Sioux
Meaning, "dull knife."
Tamim m Arabic, Bengali
Possibly means "strong" in Arabic.
Tamino m German (Rare), Theatre
Descends from the Greek word tamias which means "lord" or "master". There is a Tamino in Mozart's "The Magic Flute".
Tamir m & f Mongolian
Means "strength, vigour" in Mongolian.
Tamirat m Amharic
Variant of Tamrat.
Tamires f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Tomyris.
Tamirlan m Dagestani, Kyrgyz
Dagestani and Kyrgyz form of Tamerlane.
Tamlin m Literature
Diminutive of Tam 1. Tam Lin was the subject of an Anglo-Scottish border ballad (first recorded in 'The Complaynt of Scotland', 1549), a man abducted by the Queen of the Fairies and rescued at long last by his true love.
Tammanoon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธรรมนูญ (see Thammanun).
Tammas m Scots
Scots form of Thomas.
Tamme m Jèrriais
Variant of Tanme.
Tammenterho m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "acorn" in Finnish.
Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.
Tammes m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Tammo, used in the 17th century.
Tammi m & f Finnish
Means "oak (tree)" in Finnish.
Tamnganba m Manipuri
Means "he who lights up the valleys" in Meitei.
Tamningthou m Manipuri
Means "he who rules the valleys" in Meitei.
Tamon m Japanese
This name can be used as 多門, 多聞, 太門, 汰門 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick", 汰 (ta, tai, ogo.ru, nigo.ru, yona.geru) meaning "luxury, select", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]
Tamong m Chamorro
Means "huge, large" in Chamorro.
Tamos m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Egyptian mercenary admiral from Memphis who was hired by Cyrus the Younger during the 4th century BC.
Tamotsu m Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 保 (tamotsu) meaning "protection" or 維 (tamotsu) meaning "keep; mantain" as well as the combination of two or more characters for example 太 (ta) meaning "big; great" combined with 持 (motsu) meaning "hold; have"... [more]
Tampha m Manipuri
Means "jewel" in Meitei.
Tamphasanna m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei tampha meaning "jewel" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Tamphilus m Late Roman
A Roman cognomen possibly from Ancient Greek ταμίας (tamíās) "steward, dispenser", from τέμνω (témnō) "to cut, hew", combined with φίλος (philos) "friend, lover"... [more]
Tamr m Arabic
Variant of Tamar.
Tamre m Amharic
Means "my miracle" in Amharic.
Tamrin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Means "practice, habituation, accustoming" in Arabic, from the root مَرَّنَ (marrana) meaning "to practise, to exercise".
Tamrong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thamrong.
Tamshugh m Turkish, Georgian, Abkhaz
Origin of the name is Turkish and it has been popular in western Georgia, specifically in Abkhazia, from somewhere XVI-XVII centuries.
Tamuda m Shona
Means "we love him" in Shona.
Tamuno-imim m Ijaw
Means "there is God" in Ijaw.
Tamunonemi m Nigerian
Means "wisdom of God" in Kalabari, spoken in Nigeria.
Tamunotonye m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "God's will" or "God's favour" in Ijaw.
Tamur m Estonian
Variant of Tammo.
Tamuz m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. This is the tenth month in the jewish calendar.
Tân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 新 (tân) meaning "new".
Tấn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 晉 (tấn) meaning "advance, increase, promote".
Tan m Vietnamese
Variant transcription of 新 (see Tân).
Tan m Turkish
Turkish
Tan m Japanese
From Japanese 坦 (tan) meaning "flat, smooth", 旦 (tan) meaning "morning, dawn", 淡 (tan) meaning "pale", 潭 (tan) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 澹 (tan) meaning "quiet; tranquil" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Tan m Thai
Means "resist, withstand" in Thai.
Tana m Indonesian
Means "land" in Toraja, spoken in Indonesia.
Tana f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Kamara and its variant, Kamora.
Tana m Karachay-Balkar
Means "calf" or "darling, sweetheart" in Karachay- Balkar.
Tanabata m & f Japanese (Japanized, Modern)
Tanabata is the name of many japanese people & a festival.
Tanabos m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A necromancer who lived in Britain some time between the time of Joseph of Arimathea and Uther Pendragon. He was hailed as the greatest magician ever to reside on the island, save Merlin.... [more]
Tanaka m & f Shona
Means "we are good, we are blessed" in Shona.
Tanakiswa m & f Shona
Means "we have been blessed" in Shona.
Tanako m & f Japanese
Means "shelf, rack, stand" in Japanese.
Tanamara f & m Cherokee
Cherokee meaning "lonely wind".
Tanamasoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "rays of the sun" in Malagasy.
Tanan f & m Mongolian
Means "pearlaceous, pearly" in Mongolian, derived from тана (tana) meaning "mother-of-pearl, nacre".
Tanaphop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).
Tanapob m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).
Tanapop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ธนภพ (see Thanaphop).
Tănase m Romanian
Diminutive of Atanasie
Tanasio m Asturian (Rare)
Truncated form of Atanasio.
Tanat m Kazakh
From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ат (at) meaning "horse".
Tanat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanat.
Tanatar m Kazakh
Means "born before dawn", derived from Kazakh таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak".
Tanatswa m & f Shona
Means "we have been perfected" in Shona.
Tanausis m Gothic
Tanausis was a legendary king of the Goths, according to Jordanes's Getica (5.47). The 19th-century scholar Alfred von Gutschmid assigned his reign to 1323 BC - 1290 BC. According to the Getica, he was the Gothic king who halted the advance of the Egyptian armies of the Egyptian king Sesostris (whom Jordanes calls Vesosis)... [more]
Tanausú m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name of a Guanche ruler from the island of La Palma, known for his fierce resistance against the Castillians during the conquest of the Canary Islands in the 15th century. This name had a revival in the 1980's.
Tanay m Sanskrit
Sanskrit name meaning son or belonging to one's family.
Tanaydin m & f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and aydın meaning "intellectual".
Tanaze m Gallo
Gallo short form of Atanase.
Tanbir m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Tanwir.
Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.
Tanchum m Hebrew
Means "consolation" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Talmud for a great sage who lived in Babylon.
Tancreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Tancredi, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Tandareis m Arthurian Cycle
Hero of Der Pleier’s "Tandareis and Flordibel".
Tandeko m Zulu
Always lovable. From Bantu root tande
Tandila m Georgian (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Avtandil.
Tandin m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Damdrin.
Tandoğan m Turkish
Means "born at dawn" in Turkish.
Tandor m Uzbek
Means "in good health" in Uzbek.
Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.
Tâne m Greenlandic
Short form of Tâniale.
Tane m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc, such as Dankmar.
Tane m Finnish
Probably a short form of Taneli.
Tanegui m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Tanguy.
Ta-Nehisi m Obscure
From Ancient Egyptian tꜣ-nḥsj meaning "Nubian Land", itself from the Egyptian roots tꜣ ("land") and nḥsj ("Nubian"). This is the name of American journalist and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Tanek m Polish
Diminutive form of Atanazy.
Tangeni m & f Southern African
loose translation "praise god"
Tanger m Low German
Low German form of Dankmar via its variant form Dankert.
Tangman m Garo
From the Garo word তঙ্ (tang) meaning "living" and মঁ (man) meaning "person".
Tango f & m English
Vocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin tangere, meaning "touch".... [more]
Tangri m Uzbek
Means "celestial spirit" in Uzbek.
Tangriberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek tangri meaning "celestial spirit" and berdi meaning "gave".
Tangu f & m Tumbuka
Means "first", usually given to the firstborn of twins.
Tanhem m Ancient Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew root נחם (Haham) meaning "to comfort". This name means "(you will) comfort". It was typically given to children around the same time a relative passed.
Tanho m Uzbek
Means "solitary, lone" in Uzbek.
Tani m Estonian
Short form of Tanel, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Tani m Romansh
Short form of Cristian, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Tâniale m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Daniel.
Taniela m Fijian, Tongan
Fijian and Tongan form of Daniel.
Tanielle m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Daniel.
Taniera m & f Maori
Maori form of Daniel or Daniela.
Tanio m Asturian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Tania.
Tanios m Arabic (Mashriqi)
This is a version of Anthony, referring to St. Anthony, used as a given name among the Maronite Christians of Lebanon.
Tanip m Odia
Means "sun" in Odia.
Tanish m Indian, Hinduism
Masculine form of Tanisha.
Tanishq m Hinduism, Hindi
The meaning of Tanishq means diamond.
Tanisius m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish teno- "heat; fire".
Tanius m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Antonius.
Tanjef m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.
Tanjeff m German (Modern, Rare)
A spelling variant of Tanjev.
Tanjev m German (Modern, Rare)
Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [more]
Tanjil f & m English (Australian, Rare)
A clan name of the historic indigenous inhabitants of the area (Gippsland, Victoria, Australia), subsequently given to several natural features (rivers, mountains) and towns in the region.
Tanjiro m Popular Culture
Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎) is a main character from 'Kimetsu no Yaiba'.
Tanjirou m Japanese
The name of the main protagonist of the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba," Kamado Tanjirou. His name translates as coal/charcoal + rule + son.
Tanjona m Malagasy
Means "goal" in Malagasy.
Tank m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name: Tank टङ्क ... [more]
Tankan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Name : Tankan टङ्कण / टंकण... [more]
Tankatik m Hinduism
Name - Tankatik टड़्कटीक, टंकटीक, टङ्कटीक... [more]
Tanke m Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian pet form of Tanne.
Tanko m Hausa
Name given to a boy born after many girls.
Tankréd m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Tancred.
Tankun f & m Japanese
dagger
Tanmanjeet m Indian (Sikh, Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
Possibly from Persian تن (tan) "body" combined with Sanskrit मनस् (manas) "mind" and जिति (jiti) "victory, conquering" (compare Manjeet)... [more]
Tanmay m Indian, Bengali, Hindi
Modern form of Tanmaya.
Tanmaya m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit tanmaya (तन्मय) meaning "absorbed in, made up of, identified with."
Tanme m Jèrriais
Short form of Thonmas.
Tanmeet m & f Punjabi
A Sikh name meaning “strong” or “loyal” in Punjabi.
Tanmîn m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Thonmas.
Tanmoy m & f Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Tanmaya.
Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.
Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.
Tannen m & f English
Means "fir tree" in German.
Tanno m Frisian
Frisian variant of Tanne.
Tanno m Estonian
Variant of Taano.
Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.
Tano m Italian (Rare)
Short form of Gaetano.
Tanoj m Telugu
Meaning "Son".
Tanomu m Japanese
From Japanese 頼 (tanomu) meaning "request, rely" or other kanji or kanji combinations pronounced in the same way.
Tanong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanong.
Tanongchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanongchai.
Tanongsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanongsak.
Tanotalos m Gaulish
Cisalpine form of Dannotalos
Tanoute f & m Coptic (Sahidic)
Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun) ta combined with Egyptian nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.
Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).
Tanrake m Polynesian
Means "ocean" in Gilbertese.
Tanrıverdi m Azerbaijani
Means "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from tanrı meaning "god" and verdi meaning "gave".
Tansag f & m Mongolian
Means "precious, luxurious, splendid" in Mongolian.
Tansen m Indian
Name of Mian Tansen, father of Indian classical music.
Tanssi m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "dance" in Finnish.
Tansu m & f Turkish
From Turkish tan meaning "dawn, daybreak" and su meaning "water".
Tansu m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING- decorated, Name of a prince of Lunar-race. It is derived from Sanskrit word तंस्
Tantalides m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A scribe from Vercelli, Italy, who served Arthur and recorded the deeds of the Knights of the Round Table.
Tantalos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ταλάντατος (talántatos) "one who has to bear much", itself derived from τάλας (tálas) "wretched, miserable".
Tantalus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology he was a hero, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink... [more]
Tantamani m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian tnwt-jmn, of Kushite origin. This was the name of one of the rulers of Kush and the last pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty.
Tanteraka m & f Malagasy
Means "accomplished, completed" or "perfect" in Malagasy.
Tanto m Javanese
From Javanese tanta meaning "big, large, more, a lot".
Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]
Tantor m Literature
Tantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tantra m Odia
Means "reincarnated" in Odia.
Tanu m Sardinian
Short form of Sebastianu.
Tanuki f & m Various
Means "raccoon dog" or "badger" in Japanese.
Tanush m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Tanusio.
Tanva m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanwa.
Tanvir m & f Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Tanwir.
Tanwa m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thanwa.
Tanweer m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تنوير (see Tanwir), as well as the Urdu transcription.
Tanwg m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Tanwg is the patron saint of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales.
Tanwir m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "enlightening, illuminating, flowering, blossoming" in Arabic.
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