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
Alphege	-	History
Zdislava	-	Czech
Ettore	ET-to-re	Italian
Erland	ER-lahnd (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish
Shirou	shee-ṙo:	Japanese
Ernst	ERNST (German), ERNSHT (Swedish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish