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Learning about names from different cultures gave me the courage to go with less globalised names. When I was younger, my top picks were "Andrea" for a girl and "Etienne" for a boy (which, incidentally, I was also told "sounds feminine" by English speakers) largely because I figured they would be familiar across borders. Now I don't care so much. There's something to be said for "rooted" names that tell a story about the bearer's origins instead of copying the anglicized top 100.