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wear off )
wear off ((of) something)
[for something] to be ground or rubbed away. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The paint has worn off the porch steps. The finish is wearing off.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Ion (1) | | YON (Romanian) | Basque, Romanian |
| Swaran | | - | Punjabi |
| Diede | | DEE-də | Dutch |
| Tytus | | TI-tuws | Polish |
| Fawn | | FAWN | English |
| Nahum | | NAY-əm (English), NAY-həm (English) | Biblical |