side street

A minor thoroughfare that carries little traffic, as in Our favorite hotel is on a quiet little side street. The side in this idiom means "off to one side, away from the main street." [c. 1600] Also see back street.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaufrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Roxana	rahk-SAN-ə (English), rok-SAHN-ah (Spanish)	English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Zelde	-	Yiddish
CairistÌOna	-	Scottish
Fidelia	[fi'di:ljə]
Clover	KLO-vər	English (Rare)