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barking dogs seldom bite
barking dogs seldom bite
People who make themselves appear threatening rarely do any harm. A: "I'm really scared to tell Mr. White that I haven't finished my project. You know how he yells." B: "Yeah, but barking dogs seldom bite. He'll get over it."
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Louisa | | loo-EEZ-ə (English), loo-EES-ə (English) | English, German, Dutch |
| Barr | | [ba:] | |
| Aesop | | EE-sahp (English) | Ancient Greek (Anglicized) |
| Mirjami | | MEER-yah-mee | Finnish |
| Waldo | | WAWL-do (English) | English, German, Ancient Germanic |
| Wiebke | | VEEP-kə (German) | Frisian, German |