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
GwenaËL	gwen-a-EL (French)	French, Breton
Guiomar	gee-oo-MAR (Portuguese), gee-o-MAHR (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Arthurian Romance
Angeline	awn-zhə-LEEN	French
Parker	['pa:kə]
Elba	EL-bah	Spanish
Seong	sung	Korean