fresh off the boat

Newly immigrated, especially without having yet assimilated the host country's language, culture, and/or behavior. My grandfather was still fresh off the boat when he opened up his business here in 1820, and he didn't speak a lick of English.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Guglielmo	gool-LYEL-mo	Italian
Vera	['viərə]
Karpos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Hannele	HAHN-ne-le	Finnish
Arnison	['a:nisn]
Bernice	['bə:nis]