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in stays
A nautical term used to describe a vessel that has its sails flapping as it moves into the wind. The captain says we need to keep the ship in stays for now!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| MichaËL | | - | Dutch, French |
| Sven | | SVEN | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch |
| Jack | | JAK | English |
| Tijana | | - | Serbian, Croatian |
| Agapios | | - | Greek, Ancient Greek |
| Annabel | | ['ænəbel] | |