my God



my God

Also, my goodness. Expressions of shock, surprise, or dismay, as in My God, don't tell me he's dying, or My goodness, what an awful outfit. The first term dates from about 1800; goodness in the variant is a euphemism for God.
See also: god

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Brianabree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-əEnglish
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
Yusef-Arabic
SylwiaSIL-vyahPolish
Lydie-French
Eira (1)-Welsh