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- soul of, the
soul of, the
soul of, the
The essence of some quality, as in You can trust her; she's the soul of discretion, or He's the very soul of generosity but he can be cranky at times. This idiom was first recorded in 1605.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Fern | | FURN | English |
| Geghard | | - | Armenian |
| Gurutz | | - | Basque |
| Stigr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Orianne | | - | French |
| Moriah | | mo-RIE-ə (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Modern) |