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
Werdheri	-	Ancient Germanic
Esau	EE-saw (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cosme	-	Portuguese, French
Mali	-	Thai
Mehrdad	-	Persian
Akira	ah-kee-ṙah	Japanese