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for a living
[of work] done to earn enough money to live. John paints houses for a living. What do you do for a living?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Grady | | ['greidi] | |
| Butrus | | - | Arabic, Coptic |
| Alcyone | | al-SIE-ə-nee (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Regin | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Raz | | - | Hebrew |
| Ottilia | | oot-TEE-lee-ah | Swedish |