spic and span

Neat and clean. A “spick” was a nail (as in “spike”), “span” was a wood shaving, and a new wooden object had shiny spicks in it and fresh spans around it. Over the years the meaning of newness was replaced by that of something fresh and clean (as a new object usually was).

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Neith	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Richmal	-	English (Rare)
Armstead	['a:msted]
Fillin	-	Irish
Elric	-	Medieval English
Aleksandro	ah-lek-SAHN-dro	Esperanto