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This name was the name chosen by Russian born writer Ayn Rand (born Alisa Rosenbaum).

GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Various
PRONOUNCED: IEN (English)

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My daughter's middle name is Ayn after the writer Ayn Rand. We think it is unique and beautiful and pays tribute to a person my husband and I both admire.

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Meanings and history of the name Ayn

This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.

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Ayn Rand (writer, philosopher)

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