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drop anchor
drop anchor
To let down the anchor to secure a ship. We've been sailing all day, and here seems like a good enough spot to drop anchor, don't you think?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Kinga | | KEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian) | Polish, Hungarian |
| Euphrasie | | uu-fra-ZEE | French |
| Colleen | | kah-LEEN | English |
| Muirgheal | | - | Irish |
| Uranus | | yuw-RAY-nəs (English), YUWR-ən-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Gl&Aelig;Dwine | | - | Anglo-Saxon |