God rest soul

God rest someone's soul.

May God bless a previously mentioned person who has died. I remember what my mother, God rest her soul, used to say about that.

God rest somebody's soul

I hope this person's spirit is at peace I mean, Walt Disney - God rest his soul - has been dead for some time, but his presence is still so much a part of that company.

Usage notes: said about someone who is dead

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Platon	-	Ancient Greek, Greek, Russian
MiklÓS	MEEK-losh	Hungarian
Bratomil	-	Medieval Slavic
Washti	-	Biblical Hebrew
Leandro	le-AHN-dro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Cornelius	kər-NEE-lee-əs (English), kawr-NAY-lee-us (Dutch), kawr-NE-lee-uws (German)	Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical