sure of oneself

Self-confident, as in Now that Mary's graduated she's much more sure of herself. This expression uses sure in the sense of "confident" or "secure," a usage dating from the mid-1400s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Napoleon	nə-PO-lee-ən (English)	History, English
Damiana	dah-MYAH-nah	Italian
Norene	nawr-EEN	Irish, English
Kalani	-	Hawaiian
Asha (1)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Plato	PLAY-to (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)