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- conceive of
conceive of
conceive of someone or something
to think of or invent the notion of someone or something. Who on earth ever conceived of doing this? Edison conceived of many very useful things that we now use every day.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Babcock | | ['bæbkɔk] | |
| Emlyn | | - | Welsh |
| Simba (1) | | - | Southern African, Shona |
| Lidija | | - | Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian |
| Chimo | | CHEE-mo (Spanish) | Catalan, Spanish |
| Madhava | | - | Sanskrit, Hinduism |