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
Taika	-	Finnish (Rare)
Shantae	shahn-TAY	English (Rare)
Ninos	-	Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized)
Sunniva	-	Norwegian
Gunnhild	-	Norwegian, Danish
Roscoe	['rɔskəu]