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by the unit
by the unit
Fig. each; per. (Used to designate the unit of measure, but not the rate of a measure.) Lettuce is sold by the head. Gas is sold by the gallon.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hagar | | HAY-gahr (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
| Steffen | | SHTE-fen (Low German) | Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch |
| Jordyn | | JAWR-din | English (Modern) |
| Lyudmila | | lyood-MEE-lah (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic |
| Dick | | [dik] | |
| Latasha | | lə-TASH-ə | African American |