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hold peace
hold one's peace
to remain silent. Bill was unable to hold his peace any longer. "Don't do it!" he cried. Quiet, John. Hold your peace for a little while longer.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jacinto | | hah-THEEN-to (Spanish), hah-SEEN-to (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Genoveva | | he-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Armour | | ['a:mə] | |
| Tameka | | tə-MEE-kə | English |
| Hailwic | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Iman | | - | Arabic, Persian, Indonesian |