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
Zackery	ZAK-ə-ree	English
Kristian	KREES-tyahn (Swedish), KREES-tee-ahn (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Serina	sə-REEN-ə	English
Harshada	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Bamford	['bæmfəd]
DÉNes	DAY-nesh	Hungarian