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]
See also: heart, on, set

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Derek['derik]
Pavica-Croatian
Ariehahr-YE (Jewish)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
PavelPAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Mudiwa-Southern African, Shona
KatalinKAWT-aw-leen (Hungarian)Hungarian, Basque