absent-minded



absent-minded

Forgetful or inattentive of everyday details or duties, possibly due to a preoccupation with other thoughts. My absent-minded housemate is always lost in composing new poems and never remembers to clean the house or take out the trash!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JÉRÔMezhe-ROMFrench
NellNELEnglish
PavelPAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
NellyNEL-eeEnglish
Stoyanka-Bulgarian
SaraiSER-ie (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew