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- generous to a fault
generous to a fault
generous to a fault
Cliché too generous; overly generous. My favorite uncle is generous to a fault. Sally—always generous to a fault—gave away her lunch to a homeless man.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Eligio | | el-LEE-jo (Italian), el-LEE-khyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Efrat | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Travers | | TRA-vərz | English (Rare) |
| Melany | | MEL-ə-nee | English (Modern) |
| Hulderic | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Nelinha | | - | Portuguese |