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cry for the moon
cry for the moon
To make an impractical or unreasonable request, especially one that is unlikely to happen. Oh, you want a later curfew, huh? Well, you're crying for the moon—11 o'clock is late enough!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Mikkel | | MEEK-kel (Danish, Norwegian), MEEG-gel (Danish) | Danish, Norwegian |
| FranÇOise | | frawn-SWAWZ | French |
| Jela | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Slovak |
| Ninette | | - | French |
| Elmo | | EL-mo | English, German, Italian |
| Sundar | | - | Tamil, Indian, Hindi |