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well off
In fortunate circumstances, especially wealthy or prosperous, as in They're quite well off now. This phrase may be a shortening of come well off, that is, "emerge in good circumstances." [First half of 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Claudius | | KLAW-dee-əs (English) | Ancient Roman |
| Cristiano | | kree-STYAH-no (Italian), kreesh-TYA-noo (Portuguese) | Italian, Portuguese |
| Ivana | | - | Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian |
| Azazias | | - | Biblical Latin |
| KornÉLia | | KOR-nay-lee-aw | Hungarian |
| Zephania | | - | Southern African |