light dawned, the

Understanding came at last, as in They couldn't figure out where they went wrong, but then the light dawned-they'd turned right instead of left . This expression transfers the beginning of dawn to human perception. [c. 1800]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raimondo	rie-MON-do	Italian
Emi	e-mee	Japanese
Genadi	-	Bulgarian, Georgian
Anselm	AHN-zelm (German), AN-selm (English)	German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Giacoma	JAH-ko-mah	Italian
Hosea	[həu'ziə]