Simon



simon pure

Absolutely genuine, quite authentic, as in That laboratory test was simon pure; none of the specimens was adulterated. This expression comes from the name of a character in a play, Susannah Centilivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1717), who is the victim of an impersonation but turns up in the end and proves that he is "the real Simon Pure."
See also: pure, simon

Simon Legree

(ˈsɑɪmən ləˈgri)
n. a very hard taskmaster; a hard boss. (From the name of the slave driver in Uncle Tom’s Cabin.) Ask Simon Legree if I will be able to stop work and go home for breakfast now.
See also: Simon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jowitayaw-VEE-tahPolish
Pandora[pæn'dɔ:rə]
Ferguson['fɜ:gəsn]
Giosettajo-ZET-tahItalian
Abidanə-BIE-dən (English), AB-i-dan (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Marylumer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOOEnglish (Rare)