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- stone's throw, a
stone's throw, a
stone's throw, a
A very short distance, as in They live just a stone's throw from us. This metaphoric term alludes to how far one can toss a stone. [Second half of 1500s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Teodosija | | - | Serbian, Macedonian |
| Eufemia | | e-oo-FE-myah (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
| Theodoulos | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Rupert | | ['ru:pət] | |
| Arax | | - | Armenian |
| Vasil | | vah-SIL (Bulgarian) | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian, Albanian |