Sophie Kihm has been writing for Nameberry since 2015. She has contributed stories on the 

. Sophie is Nameberry’s resident Name Guru to the Stars, where she suggests names for celebrity babies. She also manages the Nameberry 

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Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking 

, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the 

, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for 

Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include 

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The name Nurcan is a girl's name of Turkish origin meaning "bright soul".

Blending the Arabic nūr with the Persian jān, this spirited and spirited Turkish name may be interpreted to mean "bright soul", "radiant life", or "soul of light". A familiar choice in Azerbaijan and Turkey, Nurcan was particularly popular in the 80s and 90s. 
 
Notable bearers include Olympic weightlifter Nurcan Taylan, footballer and club owner Nurcan Çelik, journalist Nurcan Baysal, charity chairman Nurcan Sarkın Zeyrek, and content creator Nurcan Donmez.

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