Could you hold?

and Can you hold?; Will you hold?

Do you mind if I put your telephone call on hold? "Could you hold?" asked the operator. Sue: Hello. Acme Motors. Can you hold? Bob: I guess. Sue (after a while): Hello. Thank you for holding. Can I help you?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oda	O-dah (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Gibbons	['gibənz]
Jacinta	hah-THEEN-tah (Spanish), hah-SEEN-tah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Prunella	proo-NEL-ə	English (Rare)
Wekesa	-	Eastern African, Luhya
Isolde	i-ZOL-də (English), i-SOL-də (English), ee-ZAWL-du (German)	English (Rare), German, Arthurian Romance