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a Colonel Blimp
a Colonel Blimp
(British old-fashioned) an old man who has old-fashioned ideas and believes he is very important He's very much a Colonel Blimp with his comments about foreign influences dividing our society.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Fabricia | | - | Ancient Roman |
Antoinette | | [.æntwa:'net] | |
Columba | | ko-LOOM-ba (Late Roman), kə-LUM-bə (English) | Late Roman |
Ariane | | a-ree-AHN (French), ah-ree-AH-nə (Dutch) | French, German, Dutch |
Yarav'am | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
Lilly | | ['lili] | |