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- a kind of (something)
a kind of (something)
a kind of (something)
A replacement or alternative to (the real thing). I had to use the block of wood as a kind of hammer to get the loose nail back into place.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Dickens | | ['dikinz] | |
| Pejo | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
| Dorian | | DAWR-ee-ən (English) | English, French |
| Ren | | ṙen | Japanese |
| Hortensia | | - | Ancient Roman, Spanish |
| Roxy | | RAHK-see | English |