in stays

A nautical term used to describe a vessel that has its sails flapping as it moves into the wind. The captain says we need to keep the ship in stays for now!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stepan	stye-PAHN (Russian), stee-PAHN (Russian)	Russian, Armenian
Arati	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Siiri	SEE:-ree (Finnish)	Estonian, Finnish
Lillias	-	Scottish
Mees	MAY:S	Dutch
'Avimelekh	-	Biblical Hebrew