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A country bumpkin. One of the many terms that city slickers applied to less sophisticated rural dwellers (“rube,” “hayseed,” and “Gomer” are others). The phrase came from fruit harvesters using long sticks to dislodge the hanging crop.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Giulia	JOOL-yah	Italian
LÉOpold	-	French
Eros	ER-aws (English)	Greek Mythology
Amarachi	-	Western African, Igbo
Ghulam	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Swain	[swein]