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
Colene	kah-LEEN	English (Rare)
Nicostrato	nee-ko-STRAH-to	Italian
Narcisa	-	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian
Unity	YUW-ni-tee	English (Rare)
Avihu	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Jean (2)	JEEN	English, Scottish