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- wrong scent, on the
wrong scent, on the
wrong scent, on the
On a false trail or track, as in He managed to put the police on the wrong scent and got away. This term alludes to hunting with hounds. [c. 1600]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Helewidis | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Betsy | | BET-see | English |
| Leona | | lee-O-nə (English), LE-o-nah (German) | English, German |
| Storm | | STORM (English) | English (Modern), Danish, Norwegian |
| Knud | | KNOOD | Danish |
| Peregrine | | PER-ə-grin, PER-ə-green | English (Rare) |