reception

cool reception

An unenthusiastic, disdainful, or unfriendly welcome. My wife met me with a rather cool reception when I came home at 3 AM.

warm welcome

A hearty, hospitable reception or greeting, as in We got a very warm welcome when we finally arrived. This expression, dating from the mid-1700s, should not be confused with the similar warm reception, which from about 1700 signified a hostile welcome, as in His rivals were planning a warm reception for him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Telesphoros	-	Ancient Greek
Eelis	E:-lees	Finnish
Vidal	bee-DHAHL	Spanish
Fion	-	Irish
Tauno	TOW-no	Finnish
Tercero	ter-THE-ro (Spanish), ter-SE-ro (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish