reception

cool reception

An unenthusiastic, disdainful, or unfriendly welcome. My wife met me with a rather cool reception when I came home at 3 AM.

warm welcome

A hearty, hospitable reception or greeting, as in We got a very warm welcome when we finally arrived. This expression, dating from the mid-1700s, should not be confused with the similar warm reception, which from about 1700 signified a hostile welcome, as in His rivals were planning a warm reception for him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yachin	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Morwen	-	Cornish, Welsh
Myrto	-	Greek
Barnabas	BAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)	German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Doruk	-	Turkish
Ursinus	-	Late Roman