This is a list of familiar (mostly English/American) first names which are homonymes of English words. Here's what we've got so far.
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VERBS
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ANIMATE NOUNS
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INTANGIBLE NOUNS
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INANIMATE
MAN-MADE NOUNS
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NATURAL
INANIMATE NOUNS
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ADJECTIVES
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ann
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angel
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april
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abby (abbey)
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amber
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abel (able)
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bee
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carter
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carol
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ally (alley)
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apple
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ariel
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ben (been)
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christian
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charity
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art
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barry (berry)
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butch
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bette
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conner
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chastity
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basil
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dottie (dotty)
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bill
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dean
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cy (sigh)
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barb
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brooke
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dusty
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blanch
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deb
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destiny
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belle (bell)
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clay
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earnest
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bob
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duke
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eve
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brad
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cliff
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ebony
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bud
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earl
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faith
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brandy
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cole (coal)
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fay
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buz
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harold
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Friday
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buddy
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crystal
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frank
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carrie
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hunter
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harmony
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cain (cane)
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daisy
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gaby
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cher (share)
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jeannie
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hope
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candy
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dale
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grace
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chuck
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jenny
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joy
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chad
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dawn/don (dawn,
don)
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harry
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dane (deign)
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joe, jo
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june
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chandler
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eddie (eddy)
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hazel
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doug (dug)
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joey
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lee
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chip
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fern
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hilly
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drew
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junior
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max
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claude/clod
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flora
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juan (wan)
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flow
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kat (cat)
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melody
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derek
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forest
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kurt
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gert
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kitty
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miles
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dick
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gail (gale)
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lacy
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grant
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noel
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dori
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gil
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les
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hector
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paige
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ruth
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dot
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gill
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minie
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huck
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porter
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summer
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fanny
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glenn
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misty
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hugh (hew)
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prince
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flor
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hamlet
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precious
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jimmy
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tanner
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gene (gene,
jean)
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heath
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randy
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josh
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grahm
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heather
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rich
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julien
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guy
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herb
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riley (wriley)
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march
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gym
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holly
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rosie
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mark
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hank
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jade
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ruby
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mary (mary,
merry)
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helmut (helmet)
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jasper
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rusty
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may
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homer
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jay
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sandy
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mike
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jack
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ken
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scarlet
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moe (mow)
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john
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laurel
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sterling
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neil (kneel)
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karen (cairn)
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lilly
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suni (sunny)
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nick
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lane
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lobelia
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tawny
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pat
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lott
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micah
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violet
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perry (parry)
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lou (lou, lew,
leiu)
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myrtle
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woody
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phil
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margarita
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nat
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pierce
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matt
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noal (knoll)
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polly?
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mercedes
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pearl
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ralph
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nell (knell)
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pete (peat)
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read
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norm
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petunia
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rex
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otto
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robin
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rob
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patty
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rock
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russle (rustle)
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paul
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rose
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sally
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penny
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rosemary
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scott
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piers
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warren
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shelly
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portia
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willow
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shirley
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rod
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skip
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sherri
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stu
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teddy
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sue
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tram
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sully
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trey
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terry (tarry)
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van
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tuck
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van
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ty
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victoria
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wade
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viola
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ward
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wayne
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will
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By Jack Bader and Cari Sisson
updated 14 April 2007