woman after (one's) own heart



woman after (one's) own heart

A woman admired by another because of perceived similarities. I knew she was a woman after my own heart when I heard she rescued that puppy.
See also: after, heart, own, woman

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IlariEE-lah-ree (Finnish)Russian, Finnish
WildaWIL-dəEnglish
RossaROS-sahItalian
SamuelSAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani
Purcell['pə:sl]
Penelopepə-NEL-ə-pee (English)Greek Mythology, English