Puzzle ZQRJ

Below are ten everyday words, each of which has had some letters removed. The letters removed form either a boy's or a girl's name.

For example, if the word was PAN---IME, the answer might be PANTOMIME. Can you determine the original words?
demi----
---ple
absor---t
he---che
sc----r
----ionaire
break---ce
monog---
-----incense
s---ly

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Answer
demi----     + john  = demijohn
---ple       + sam   = sample
absor---t    + ben   = absorbent
he---che     + ada   = headache
sc----r      + anne  = scanner
----ionaire  + bill  = billionaire
break---ce   + dan   = breakdance
monog---     + amy   = monogamy
-----incense + frank = frankincense
s---ly       + mel   = smelly

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