hear about

hear about someone or something

to learn about someone or something. (Not necessarily by hearing.) Have you heard about Tom and what happened to him? I heard about the accident.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ernestine	['ə:nəsti:n]
Ayokunle	-	Western African, Yoruba
Kenelm	KEN-əlm	English (Rare)
Sime	-	Macedonian
Keshet	-	Hebrew
Dechen	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese