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
Dareios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Pilib	-	Irish
Eula	YOO-lə	English
Bateman	['beitmən]
Manuel	mah-NWEL (Spanish), man-oo-EL (Portuguese), MAHN-oo-el (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, French, Romanian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Aviram	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew