straphanger



straphanger

n. a subway passenger; bus passenger; commuter. I didn’t think I could get used to being a straphanger.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gawaingə-WAYN (English), GOW-ən (English)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
ShannenSHAN-ənEnglish (Modern)
Lakeishalə-KEE-shəAfrican American
Trefor-Welsh
FannieFAN-eeEnglish
Landebert-Ancient Germanic