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
Aldrich	['ɔ:ldritʃ]
Peppino	-	Italian
Deepti	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
EstefÂNia	-	Portuguese
Iancu	-	Romanian
UĞUr	-	Turkish