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- a gleam in eye
a gleam in eye
a gleam in your eye
also a gleam in your eyes something that is thought about or planned but not yet started I remember when that invention was just a gleam in his eyes.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of a gleam in your eye (a sudden expression of an emotion in your eye)
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Zosimos | | - | Ancient Greek |
Cirino | | chee-REE-no (Italian), thee-REE-no (Spanish), see-REE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Adrianne | | ayd-ree-AN, AYD-ree-ən | English |
Sib | | - | Bengali |
Culhwch | | KEEL-hookh (Welsh) | Welsh, Welsh Mythology |
OlÍVia | | - | Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian |