the great and the good

(humorous)

important people The move toward a more democratic state will not be universally welcomed by the great and the good.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Isobel	-	Scottish
Miroslava	mee-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Avril	av-REEL (French), AV-ril (English)	French (Rare), English (Rare)
Wilhelmus	-	Dutch
Clancy	KLANT-see	Irish, English (Rare)
Meg	MEG	English