woman of letters



woman of letters

A woman who is well-versed in literature and related scholarly pursuits. As a woman of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.
See also: letter, of, woman

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Issy-English
PrestonPRES-tənEnglish
Rodya-Russian
Victoriavik-TAWR-ee-ə (English), vik-TO-ree-ah (German)English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
CainanKAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Carolus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)