strike as

strike someone as something

1. [for a thought or behavior] to affect someone a certain way. John's rude behavior struck me as surprising. Mary's attitude struck me as childish.

2. [for a person] to impress someone as something or a particular type of person. You strike me as thoughtful. You don't strike me as the type of person to do something like that.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sheryl	SHER-əl	English
Larkin	LAHR-kin	Medieval English
Gabriel	ga-bree-EL (French), GAH-bryel (Spanish), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAHB-ree-el (Finnish), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian
Hervey	-	English
MaÏA	-	French
Ethel	['eθəl]