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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Satran, Pamela Redmond; Rosenkrantz, Linda (2007). The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts. Macmillan. p. 235. ISBN 9780312352202.
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