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hale-fellow-well-met
hale-fellow-well-met
Fig. friendly to everyone; falsely friendly to everyone. (Usually said of males.) Yes, he's friendly, sort of hale-fellow-well-met. He's not a very sincere person. Hail-fellow-well-met—you know the type. What a pain he is. Good old Mr. Hail-fellow-well-met. What a phony!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Julian | | JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German) | English, Polish, German |
| Ginnie | | JIN-ee | English |
| Wira | | WEE-rah (Indonesian) | Indonesian, Malay |
| Elma | | EL-mah (German) | Dutch, German |
| Capucine | | ka-puy-SEEN | French |
| Aran (2) | | - | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |