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man-of-war
man-of-war
1. A warship. My grandfather was part of the crew on a man-of-war during World War II.
2. A nickname for the Portuguese man-of-war, a jellyfish-like sea creature with a deadly sting. I don't want you kids to go swimming today—there's been reports of a man-of-war in the water.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ela (2) | | - | Turkish |
Juliana | | [dʒu:li'a:nə] | |
Fredric | | FRED-rik | English |
Yvette | | ee-VET (French), i-VET (English) | French, English |
Vasili | | vah-SEE-lee | Russian |
Rohan (1) | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada |