man of letters



man of letters

A man who is well-versed in literature and related scholarly pursuits. As a man of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.
See also: letter, man, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zelda (1)-Yiddish
Halinahah-LEE-nahPolish
Elizai-LIE-zə (English), e-LEE-zah (Polish)English, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
DeemerDEE-mərEnglish (Rare)
Zebulon-Biblical
Heli (1)-Biblical, Biblical Latin