take name in vain

take somebody's name in vain

(humorous)

to say someone's name when they are not there, usually when you are criticizing them Did I hear someone taking my name in vain?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adshead	['ædzhed]
Pilirani	pil-ee-RAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Neemias	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
FadİMe	-	Turkish
Malina (2)	mah-LEE-nah (Polish)	Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish
Eireann	-	English (Rare), Irish (Rare)