(one's) heart of hearts



(one's) heart of hearts

The deepest, most intimate part of oneself. In my heart of hearts, I knew that I didn't really love Bill—and yet, I married him anyway. A: "I'm so sorry that your daughter's modeling job didn't work out." B: "Oh, that's OK. In her heart of hearts, she knew it was a long shot."
See also: heart, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aila-Finnish
Veta-Macedonian
Alexandreaal-əg-ZAN-dree-əEnglish (Modern)
Myrrine-Ancient Greek
FlorianFLO-ree-ahn (German), FLAWR-yahn (Polish)German, Polish, French
RafaŁRAH-fowPolish