land-poor



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land-poor

Owning a large amount of land that is unprofitable and being without the means to maintain it or capitalize on its fertility. My fool of a husband used our savings to buy a big plot of land out west, and we've been land-poor for the last 10 years as a result.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Klopas-Biblical Greek
BenediktBE-ne-dikt (German), bye-nye-DEEKT (Russian), bee-nee-DEEKT (Russian)German, Russian, Icelandic, Czech
MaxwellMAKS-welEnglish
HadrianHAY-dree-ən (English)History
Etele-Hungarian (Rare)
CharltonKAHRL-tən, CHAHRL-tənEnglish