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Hind
Hind Hind carries the directness and fierce pride of the great women of early Arabia — a name for characters who are unafraid to express outrage, who grieve fiercely and love fiercely, and who do not temper their emotions for social comfort. Characters named Hind tend to be vivid, powerful presences whose passions, for good or ill, cannot be ignored.
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