popular



contrary to popular opinion

Opposite to what is popularly or generally expected or believed. Usually used to introduce such a statement. Contrary to popular opinion, higher taxes end up benefiting people more than lower ones.

contrary to popular belief/opinion

something that you say before you make a statement that is the opposite of what most people believe Contrary to popular belief, bottled water is not always better than tap water.
See also: belief, contrary, popular

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Karin['ka:rin]
DmitryDMEE-treeRussian
Zawisza-Polish (Archaic)
HermiaHER-mee-ahLiterature
Ivanee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En
Bruce[bru:s]