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near thing
near thing
Something just barely effected, as in That election was a near thing-he won by a handful of votes. [Mid-1700s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Gunnhildr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Baldo | | - | Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic |
| Haleigh | | HAY-lee | English (Modern) |
| Paraskeva | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
| ĐUrĐA | | JOOR-jah | Croatian |
| Calfuray | | kal-foo-RAW-ee | Native American, Mapuche |