Johnny-come-lately

A newcomer or late arrival to a group or activity. The rest of the staff wasn't too fond of Greg, a Johnny-come-lately who received praise from the manager after just one week on the job. Hurry up, Johnny-come-lately, we've already started today's drills!

Johnny-come-lately

A newcomer, as in She may be a Johnny-come-lately on the board, but she's doing a fine job with publicity. [1830s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gudmund	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
ElÉOnore	e-le-o-NOR	French
Gema	-	Spanish
Ferguson	['fɜ:gəsn]
Eligio	el-LEE-jo (Italian), el-LEE-khyo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Percival	PUR-si-vəl (English)	Arthurian Romance, English