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iron hand
iron hand
Rigorous control, as in He ruled the company with an iron hand. This usage is sometimes put as iron hand in a velvet glove, meaning "firm but seemingly gentle control," as in She runs the town with an iron hand in a velvet glove. [c. 1700]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sachin | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu |
| Arrowsmith | | ['ærəusmiθ] | |
| Zlatan | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene |
| Karcsi | | - | Hungarian |
| Charmion | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Aladdin | | ə-LAD-in (English) | Literature |