things that go bump in the night



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things that go bump in the night

Frightful, deadly, and usually supernatural things or events that one imagines in the dark of night. When I was a kid, I hated staying in my grandparents' spooky old house because I was always kept awake by thoughts of ghosts, axe murderers, and other things that go bump in the night.
See also: bump, night, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TenaTE-nahCroatian
Rajeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Lia (1)LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Giorgi-Georgian
Atticus-Literature
Iosaphat-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek