heart in one's mouth, have one's

Be extremely frightened or anxious, as in When the plane was about to take off, my heart was in my mouth. This usage alludes to the heart beating so violently that it appears to leap upward. [Mid-1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Batsheva	-	Hebrew
Merete	-	Danish
Yuuko	yoo:-ko	Japanese
Nowell	-	English (Rare)
Decebal	-	Romanian
Fabia	FAH-byah (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Roman