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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Briana	bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə, brie-AN-ə	English
Anita (1)	ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
Yusef	-	Arabic
Sylwia	SIL-vyah	Polish
Lydie	-	French
Eira (1)	-	Welsh