Phrase guide
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phrase
Your name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia, UK, also, archaic
Qualifier: respectful
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
In modern South Asian English, likely calque of Bengali ভালো নাম (bhalō nam), Hindi शुभ नाम (śubh nām, literally “good name”), and similar collocations in other Indian languages. Good has a sense similar to honourable, as in older English phrases such as “good sir” or “your good wife”.
Across languages
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