wrong side of the blanket

Illegitimacy. A child born out of wedlock was said to have been born on the wrong side of the blanket, as if being under the covers was a luxury to which only legitimate babies were entitled. Other obsolescent phrases for an illegitimate baby are “natural child” and “love child.”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
IzsÁK	EE-zhahk	Hungarian
Tanner	TAN-ər	English
Antonius	an-TO:-ni-uws (Ancient Roman), ahn-TO-nee-us (Dutch)	Ancient Roman, Dutch
Itziar	-	Basque, Spanish
Mavourneen	-	Irish
Nurzhan	-	Kazakh