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Could I come in?
Could I come in?
Do you mind if I enter? (A polite request. Also used with can or may in place of could.) Tom (standing in the doorway): Hello, I'm with the Internal Revenue Service. Could I come in? Bill: Hi, Tom. What are you doing here? Tom: Could I come in? I have to talk to you. Bill: Sure. Come on in.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Archibald | | AHR-chə-bawld | Scottish, English |
| Khayyam | | - | Arabic |
| Arsenio | | ahr-SE-nyo (Spanish, Italian) | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |
| Rico (2) | | REE-ko | Italian |
| Olof | | OL-of | Swedish |
| CinÁEd | | KIN-ahj (Irish) | Scottish, Irish |