sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hess	[hes]
Anstey	['ænsti]
Vsevolod	FSYE-vah-laht (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Bahiyya	-	Arabic
Lene	LE-nə (German), LE-ne (Danish, Norwegian)	German, Danish, Norwegian
Sidika	-	Turkish