hear about

hear about someone or something

to learn about someone or something. (Not necessarily by hearing.) Have you heard about Tom and what happened to him? I heard about the accident.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Idonea	-	English (Archaic)
Pyrrhos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Anstis	['ænstis]
Witt	[wit]
Tapio	TAH-pee-o (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Giffard	GIF-ərd	English (Rare)