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- set one's heart on
set one's heart on
set one's heart on
Also, have one's heart set on. Strongly desire something, as in I'd set my heart on a vacation in New Mexico but got sick and couldn't go, or Harry had his heart set on a new pickup truck. [Late 1300s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Ekaterina | | ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian) | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian |
| Shevaun | | shə-VAWN (English) | Irish, English (Rare) |
| ZoÉ | | zo-E | French |
| Widad | | - | Arabic |
| Pavlina | | - | Czech, Slovene, Macedonian |
| Antonius | | an-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch) | Ancient Roman, Dutch |