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
Alonso	[a'ltmzau]
Naphtali	NAF-tə-lie (English)	Biblical
Curry	['kə:ri]
Haran	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Eleonore	e-le-o-NO-rə	German
Aurelius	-	Ancient Roman