the salt of the earth

the best people Farmers were described as the best, the salt of the earth, particularly when their products were needed to feed the army.

Etymology: based on the high value salt had in the past, and used in the Bible

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Atherfold	['æθəfəuld]
Verona	-	Various
Wera	VE-rah	Polish
Brennan	BREN-ən (English)	Irish, English
Harish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Garnet	['ga:nit]