take a stab in the dark

To make a guess or estimate with very little or no assurance as to its accuracy. I had absolutely no idea what the answer was for the last question on the exam, so I just took a stab in the dark and hoped for the best.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Benesh	-	Yiddish
Selma	SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Leoncio	le-ON-thyo (Spanish), le-ON-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Pocahontas	-	History, Native American, Algonquin
Rosaire	ro-ZER	French
Farida	-	Arabic