sure of oneself

Self-confident, as in Now that Mary's graduated she's much more sure of herself. This expression uses sure in the sense of "confident" or "secure," a usage dating from the mid-1400s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Deirbhile	-	Irish
Adhiambo	-	Eastern African, Luo
Metodij	-	Macedonian
Aslan	-	Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ingush
Philadelphia	fil-ə-DEL-fee-ə	English (Rare)
Aldegar	-	Ancient Germanic