swallow the anchor

To retire from life at sea. After so many years sailing the seas, I knew it was time for me to swallow the anchor and adopt a more normal lifestyle on land.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ralf	RAHLF (German), RALF (English), RAYF (English)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Rare)
Marcus	MAR-kuws (Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin), MAHR-kəs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Fri&Eth;&Thorn;JÓFr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Cathleen	kath-LEEN	Irish, English
Susanna	soo-ZAHN-nah (Italian), SOO-sahn-nah (Finnish), soo-ZAN-ə (English)	Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Koresh	-	Biblical Hebrew