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About MFNames.com

MFNames.com provides first name meanings and name origins from all over the world. People who are choosing names for children or pets, or people who want to learn the origin of names or meaning of names of people they know will find this website to be very helpful. For more information, please visit http://www.mfnames.com/ .

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