sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alita	-	English (Rare)
Michelle	[mi'ʃel]
Martzel	-	Basque
Archana	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
MihĂIȚĂ	-	Romanian
Kielo	KEE-e-lo	Finnish