how the land lies

the way a situation has been arranged or has developed the lay of the land After a few days on the job, I began to understand how the land lies and which people would be helpful.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Traugott	-	German
Fri&Eth;&Thorn;JÓFr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Aindrea	-	Scottish
Ebbe	EB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Tsering	-	Tibetan
Kaelyn	KAY-lin	English (Modern)