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
BarnabÁS	-	Hungarian
Joel	['dʒəuəl]
Elon	-	Biblical
Juha	YOO-hah	Finnish
Yadira	-	Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Itxaro	-	Basque