Barkis is willin'

A phrase emphasizing one's availability and/or openness to a situation. It refers to Mr. Barkis, a character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, who used the phrase to express his interest in marriage. A: "Are you ready for the race today?" B: "Oh yeah! Barkis is willin'!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Epimetheus	-	Greek Mythology
Roberta	rə-BUR-tə (English), ro-BER-tah (Italian, Spanish)	English, Italian, Spanish
Homer	['həumə]
Ashwin	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Ziska	TSIS-kah	German
Lilja	LIL-yah (Icelandic), LEEL-yah (Finnish)	Icelandic, Finnish