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Close only counts in horseshoes
Close only counts in horseshoes (and hand grenades).
Prov. Coming close but not succeeding is not good enough. I came close to winning the election, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Alene | | - | English |
| Sinclair | | ['siŋklɛə] | |
| Michel | | mee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German) | French, German, Dutch |
| Shanthi | | - | Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada |
| Jussi | | YOOS-see | Finnish |
| Manfred | | MAHN-fret (German, Polish), MAHN-frət (Dutch) | German, Dutch, Polish |