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- start as
start as
start as something
to begin in some original condition or status. Every forest fire starts as a small spark. The argument started as a small disagreement.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Bales | | [beilz] | |
| Mercedes | | mer-THE-dhes (Spanish), mer-SE-dhes (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Philippa | | FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English) | English (British), German |
| Kent | | [kent] | |
| Slamet | | SLAH-met | Indonesian, Javanese |
| Melanthios | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek |