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pennies from heaven
pennies from heaven
Unexpected good fortune, a windfall, as in They sent back our check-pennies from heaven. This expression may have originated with a song and motion picture so named (1936), popularized by Bing Crosby.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Gertrudes | | - | Portuguese |
| Milla | | MEEL-lah (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |
| Jasminka | | - | Croatian |
| Augustine | | [ɔ:'gʌstin] | |
| Evgenia | | yev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian) | Greek, Russian, Bulgarian |
| Zahira | | - | Arabic |