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not a dry eye
not a dry eye (in the house)
everyone is crying or feels strong emotion When he sang the beautiful old Austrian folksong, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Etymology: based on a special meaning of the house (the people attending a performance in a theater)
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Dick (2) | | DIK | Dutch |
| Gervas | | - | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Varius | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Bernhard | | BERN-hahrt (German) | German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic |
| Shanthi | | - | Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada |
| Ghufran | | - | Arabic |