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notion
have half a notion to do something
and have half a mind to do somethingFig. to have almost decided to do something, especially something unpleasant. I have half a mind to go off and leave you here. The cook had half a notion to serve cold chicken.
not have the foggiest notion
to not know anything at all about something not have the faintest idea I don't have the foggiest notion what that book is about.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Juris | | - | Latvian |
| Cord | | KAWRT | German |
| Evdokiya | | yev-dah-KEE-yah (Russian), eev-dah-KEE-yah (Russian) | Bulgarian, Russian |
| Meritxell | | mu-ree-CHEL | Catalan |
| Shelagh | | SHEE-lə | English (Rare) |
| Mahli | | MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English) | Biblical |