butterflies in one's stomach

Fluttering sensations caused by a feeling of nervous anticipation. For example, I always get butterflies in my stomach before making a speech. This term likens a nervous feeling to that resulting from swallowing live butterflies that fly about inside one. [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jacki	JAK-ee	English
Imrus	-	Hungarian
Rock	[rɔk]
Marinela	-	Croatian
Aldric	-	French, Ancient Germanic
Tola	-	Khmer