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- sporting chance, a
sporting chance, a
sporting chance, a
A fair chance for success, as in She thinks she has a sporting chance for being named bureau chief. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| CecÍLie | | - | Czech |
| Jathibiyya | | - | Arabic |
| Sabah | | - | Arabic, Turkish |
| Nasir | | - | Arabic |
| Dulce | | DOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Paca | | PAH-kah | Spanish |