white lie

An untruth told to spare feelings or from politeness, as in She asked if I liked her dress, and of course I told a white lie. This term uses white in the sense of "harmless." [First half of 1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Annigoni	[æni'gəuni:]
Giada	JAH-dah	Italian
Jameson	['dʒeimsn]
Stephanie	['stefəni]
Gracja	GRATS-yah	Polish
Manasses	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek