(if the) truth be told

I must admit; to be honest; in actuality. Truth be told, even though I majored in English literature, I've never read anything by Hemingway! I know I said I wanted to go out to the bars tonight, but if the truth be told, I'd rather just stay home and watch a movie.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blagica	-	Macedonian
Acacius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Almira (1)	awl-MIR-ə	Literature
Josu	-	Basque
Partha	-	Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Silvia	SEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology