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word to the wise, a
word to the wise, a
Here's good advice, as in A word to the wise: don't walk alone here because these streets are not safe at night. A shortening of A word to the wise is enough, as it was put by Roman writers, this phrase in English dates from the mid-1500s.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Germaine | | [dʒe'mein] | |
| Lennon | | LEN-ən | Scottish, English (Rare) |
| Emperatriz | | em-pe-rah-TREETH (Spanish), em-pe-rah-TREES (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Parris | | PER-is, PAR-is | English (Rare) |
| Gaizka | | - | Basque |
| Meta | | | |