contrary to popular belief

contrary to popular belief/opinion

something that you say before you make a statement that is the opposite of what most people believe Contrary to popular belief, bottled water is not always better than tap water.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rhetta	RET-ə	English (Rare)
Gili	-	Hebrew
Elmo	EL-mo	English, German, Italian
Vitaliya	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Burkhart	BOORK-hahrt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Elbert	EL-bərt	Dutch