peace and quiet

Tranquillity and freedom from disturbance. This phrase's redundancy- quiet here does not mean "lack of sound" but "peacefulness"-gives added emphasis. It often is used in wishes for this condition, as in All I want is a little peace and quiet. [Mid-1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beat	-	German (Swiss)
Arlen	AHR-lən	English
Dmitry	DMEE-tree	Russian
Efemena	-	Western African, Urhobo
Arisztid	-	Hungarian
Abell	['eibel]