It won't wash!

Fig. Nobody will believe it! Sorry, it won't wash. Try another approach. Don't expect me to believe that! It won't wash.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rajinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Merita	me-REE-tah	Esperanto
Stribog	-	Slavic Mythology
Hatty	HAT-ee	English
Sizwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa
Shahd	-	Arabic