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- marry above oneself
marry above oneself
marry above oneself
Fig. to marry someone in a higher social class than oneself. They say she married above herself, but who cares? Scott thought it would not be possible to marry above himself.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Thutmose | | thoot-MO-sə (English), thoot-MOS (English) | Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized) |
| Alem | | - | Bosnian |
| Ashlee | | ASH-lee | English (Modern) |
| Zuzana | | - | Czech, Slovak |
| Cailean | | KA-len | Scottish |
| Moriko | | mo-ṙee-ko | Japanese |