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- give a bad name
give a bad name
give something a bad name
to cause a loss of respect for something A few wild fans give soccer a bad name.
give something/somebody a bad name
to cause people to lose respect for something or someone A few badly behaved football fans give all football supporters a bad name.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Kanta | | - | Indian, Hindi, Bengali |
| Allegra | | ə-LEG-rə (English), ahl-LE-grah (Italian) | English (Rare), Italian (Rare) |
| Ermingard | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Aled | | AH-led | Welsh |
| Rumbidzai | | - | Southern African, Shona |
| Abeni | | - | Western African, Yoruba |