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far and wide
far and wide
1. many places People came from far and wide to see the parade.
2. across a large area They searched far and wide for the missing dog.
far and wide
For a great distance, over a large area. For example, They searched far and wide for the lost child, or The message went out far and wide. [c. a.d. 900]
far and wide
Everywhere: looked far and wide for the lost puppy.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Anghel | | - | Romanian |
| Manola | | mah-NO-lah | Spanish |
| Tobin | | TO-bin | English |
| Lina (2) | | - | English, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Croatian |
| Duilius | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Irenka | | ee-REN-kah (Polish) | Polish, Czech |