shake one's head

Express disapproval, dissent, or doubt, as in That announcement had us shaking our heads in dismay. This expression, which can be used both literally (for moving one's head from side to side) and figuratively, dates from about 1300.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ayame	ah-yah-me	Japanese
Shulammit	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Sosigenes	-	Ancient Greek
Baptista	-	Late Roman
Donatianus	-	Late Roman
Keghart	-	Armenian