man alive

An expression of surprise or pleasure. The phrase most likely arose as an alternative to something stronger, such as “Good lord!” which would have been acceptable to those people who objected to taking the deity's name in vain.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bobbie	BAH-bee	English
Alcippe	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Steph	STEF	English
Ljubo	LYOO-bo	Croatian, Serbian
Nere	-	Basque
Baldomero	bahl-do-ME-ro	Spanish