born with a silver spoon

Born wealthy, or fortunate, or both, as in Paul can afford to go to medical school; he was born with a silver spoon. Although some authorities believe this phrase alludes to the custom of godparents giving their godchild a silver spoon, affordable only by rich persons, it is more likely that the spoon has come to symbolize wealth. [c. 1700]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Timotej	-	Slovene, Macedonian, Slovak
Naoise	NEE-sha	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Esmaralda	ez-mə-RAHL-də	English (Rare)
Kartikeya	-	Hinduism
Johannes	yo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Deforrest	də-FAWR-əst	English (Rare)