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big sleep
big sleep
A euphemism for death, as in, the sleep from which one cannot awaken. Possibly coined by the author Raymond Chandler (1888–1959). I know it's morbid, but we all must sleep the big sleep someday.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Servius | | SER-wi-uws | Ancient Roman |
| Jagjit | | - | Indian (Sikh) |
| Nerys | | - | Welsh |
| Noe | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Melody | | ['melədi] | |
| ŽIva | | - | Slavic Mythology, Slovene |