cross one's mind

Also, pass through one's mind. Suddenly occur to one, as in It never crossed my mind that they would turn the proposal down, or It passed through her mind that he might have gotten lost. [Mid-1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MaximiliÁN	-	Slovak
Porphyrios	-	Ancient Greek
Nicolau	nee-koo-LOW (Portuguese)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Syeda	-	Urdu
Madlyn	MAD-lin	English
Anahita	-	Persian Mythology