Barkis is willin'

A phrase emphasizing one's availability and/or openness to a situation. It refers to Mr. Barkis, a character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, who used the phrase to express his interest in marriage. A: "Are you ready for the race today?" B: "Oh yeah! Barkis is willin'!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lesley	['lesli]
Ada	AY-də (English), AH-dah (Polish, Finnish)	English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish
Aleksander	ahl-ek-SAHN-der (Polish)	Polish, Slovene, Albanian, Estonian, Norwegian, Danish
Rosana	-	Portuguese
Ambrosios	-	Ancient Greek
Faustino	-	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese