an old wives' tale

a piece of advice or an idea which a lot of people believed in the past but which we now know is wrong It's an old wives' tale that drinking alcohol before you go to bed helps you sleep.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Connie	KAHN-ee	English
Leda	['li:də]
Lawan	-	Thai
Ataullah	-	Arabic
Jehohanan	-	Biblical
Octavia	ahk-TAYV-ee-ə (English)	English, Spanish, Ancient Roman