enter one's mind

Also, enter one's head. Occur to one, come into one's consciousness. This expression is most often used negatively, as in It didn't enter my mind that he'd want to join us, or Run for office? It never entered my head.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SÉBastienne	-	French
Ute	OO-tə	German
Maude	MAWD	English
Donna	DAHN-ə	English
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Cornelis	-	Dutch