in the blood

and in one's blood

Fig. built into one's personality or character. John's a great runner. It's in his blood. The whole family is very athletic. It's in the blood.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ciro	CHEE-ro (Italian), THEE-ro (Spanish), SEE-ro (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Justyn	YUWS-tin	Polish
Maximianus	-	Ancient Roman
Culver	['kʌlvə]
Octavian	ahk-TAYV-ee-ən (English)	History, Romanian
Savannah	sə-VAN-ə	English