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
Azucena	ah-thoo-THE-nah (Spanish), ah-soo-SE-nah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
GermÁN	-	Spanish
Yiannis	-	Greek
Hayk	-	Armenian
Kristen (2)	KRIS-tin	English
Fulgenzio	fool-JEN-tsyo	Italian