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go on before

go on before

 (someone)
1. Lit. to precede someone. Please go on before me. I will follow. She went on before.
2. Euph. to die before someone. Uncle Herman went on before Aunt Margaret by a few years. He went before her, although we had all thought it would be the other way around.
See also: before, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Madoline-English (Rare)
LeilaLAY-lə (English), LEE-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)Arabic, Persian, English, Georgian
LinziLIN-zeeEnglish (Rare)
Michellemee-SHEL (French), mi-SHEL (English)French, English, Dutch
EwoutAY-vowt, AY-wowtDutch
Junia-Biblical, Ancient Roman
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