woman of letters



woman of letters

A woman who is well-versed in literature and related scholarly pursuits. As a woman of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.
See also: letter, of, woman

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TiffanyTIF-ə-neeEnglish
Garnet (1)GAHR-nətEnglish
WilhelmVIL-helm (German), VEEL-khelm (Polish)German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Jagienkayah-GYEN-kahPolish
Lyle[lail]
Vasko-Macedonian, Bulgarian