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hither and yon
hither and yon
near and far. “Hither” means toward the speaker. “Yon” is “far away” (as in “beyond” and “over yonder”). Put them together and you've got all the territory covered. Another similar archaic phrase is “hither and thither,” meaning this way and that way, or a state of utter confusion.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Noel | | NOL, no-EL | English |
Arif | | - | Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali |
Kenta | | ken-tah | Japanese |
Adrien | | ad-ree-AWN | French |
Herschel | | - | Yiddish |
Haneul | | - | Korean |