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Tahmina
Tahmina Tahmina carries the quality of a woman who makes the boldest possible choice with full awareness of its consequences — who acts on love and desire with the eyes fully open to what that choice will cost. Characters named Tahmina tend to be courageous, independently minded, and capable of bearing extraordinary sorrow with a dignity that only comes from having chosen freely.
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Tahmineh/Tahmina
Shahnameh (Book of Kings) — Ferdowsi
The princess who chooses Rostam as the father of her child and raises the tragic hero Sohrab alone, knowing the cost of her bold choice.
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