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
EoinO-inIrish, Scottish
Emeka-Western African, Igbo
TreyTRAYEnglish
AndraAN-drə (English)Romanian, English
MikkelMEEK-kel (Danish, Norwegian), MEEG-gel (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
Willamar-Ancient Germanic