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
Emilija	EM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)	Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Sabino	-	Italian
Aniya	-	English (Modern)
Mairwen	-	Welsh
Koralia	-	Greek, Late Greek
Napier	-	English (Rare)