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in the background
in the background
In a (literal or figurative) place where someone or something is not very noticeable. I'm not the best dancer, so the director has put me in the background for most scenes. The more new people get hired, the more I feel ignored and lost in the background!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hulda (1) | | HUWL-dah (German) | Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Norse Mythology |
| Beulah | | BYOO-lə (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English |
| Jephtha | | JEF-thə (English) | Biblical |
| Ninian | | - | Scottish, Irish, Ancient Celtic |
| PÉTur | | - | Icelandic |
| Etheldreda | | - | Medieval English |