near to one's heart

Also, close to one's heart. Loved by or important to one, as in This last painting was very near to her heart, or His first grandson is close to his heart. [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JacÓ	-	Portuguese
Ritu	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Pius	PIE-əs (English)	Late Roman
Karthikeyan	-	Tamil, Hinduism
Gonzalez	[gɔn'za:lez]
Allison	AL-i-sən	English