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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 |
Sander | | SAHN-dər (Dutch) | Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Erminhilt | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Greta | | GRE-tah (German), GRET-ə (English) | Swedish, German, English |
Femke | | FEM-kə (Dutch) | Dutch, Frisian |
Jasmyn | | JAZ-min | English (Modern) |
Arlo | | - | English |