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Zawadi
Zawadi A character who is named "gift" carries an inherent preciousness — she is understood as something bestowed, not merely born. Characters named Zawadi are often written with an unusual awareness of their own value, which can manifest as graciousness (she treats herself as something worth caring for) or as the ache of feeling undervalued when others fail to recognise what she knows herself to be.
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