hit on something

in. to discover something; to think up or invent something. She hit on a new scheme for removing the impurities from drinking water.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Addie	AD-ee	English
Vilko	-	Slovene, Croatian
ŞEhrazad	-	Turkish
Marco	MAHR-ko (Italian, Spanish, Dutch)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch
Nannie	['næni]
Ascroft	['æʃkrɔft]