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Names, with their evidence

Names.

Separate documented use, lexical roots and personal meaning. Uncertainty stays visible.

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Mohan: word and professional credits

A dictionary records senses of Mohan including charming and a proper-name use. Professional records document the name in context.

Documented settings
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Nasreen: a floral lexeme and a poet’s own account

Platts documents nasrīn as a floral word. Nasreen Anjum Bhatti’s interview and a Punjabi book catalogue provide specific evidence of the personal form Nasreen.

Quetta; Sindh; Lahore; Punjabi literature
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Navjot: music, commerce and wrestling

A contributed interpretation links Navjot with newness and light. Records document uses in music, commerce and wrestling.

Documented settings
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Navneet: a word and academic records

Navneet has a published name interpretation; a similarly written dictionary word and academic records require separate consideration.

Documented settings
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Nawaz: lexical contexts and academic names

Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry’s CV prints a full name and an abbreviated credit. This exact comparison helps identify Nawaz within a documented academic record.

Lahore
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Noor: a lexical meaning and documented public use

The dictionary history of a word and the reasons someone bears a name should be recorded separately. Noor offers a clear example.

Punjabi cultural connections; wider Arabic-derived vocabulary

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