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faux pas
faux pas
An embarrassing blunder or breach of proper etiquette, often made in front of other people. Daria didn't realize she had made such a faux pas when she went to use her salad fork to eat the main course.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Serafima | | sye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian) | Russian, Macedonian |
| Marcelino | | mahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| CunÉGonde | | - | French |
| 'Ari'el | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
| Risto | | REES-to (Finnish) | Finnish, Macedonian |
| Ziva | | - | Hebrew |