in the Land of Nod



in the Land of Nod

Asleep. The phrase likely alludes to how one's head nods when one is falling asleep. I would have told you this last night, but you were already in the Land of Nod, and I didn't want to wake you.
See also: land, nod, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarsMAHRZ (English)Roman Mythology
Bao-Chinese
DulceDOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Boghos-Armenian
BriceBRIES (English)French, English
Jonelle-English (Rare)