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hold at
hold someone or something at something
to keep someone or something at some distance, such as an arm's length, respectful distance, comfortable distance, etc. I held the child at an arm's length until he could be calmed. The police held the crowd at a distance from the injured man.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Esha | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Vilppu | | VEELP-poo | Finnish |
| Jeroen | | yə-ROON | Dutch |
| Sumit | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi |
| Svantepolk | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Zhenya | | - | Russian, Bulgarian |