Shakespearean Names, Meanings, and their History

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Marlowe (mar-LOH)
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Othello (Oh-thel-lo)
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Horatio (huh-RAY-sho)
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Algernon (AL-jər-non)
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Claudius (KLAW-dee-uhs)
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Desdemona (dez-dÉ™-MOH-nÉ™)
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Lysander (LIE-san-der)
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Romeo (ROH-mee-oh)
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Cordelia (kawr-DEE-lee-É™)
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Brutus (BROO-tuhs)
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Yorick (YO-rik)
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Osric (AHZ-rik)
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