appoint (one) to

To assign one a certain title or role. I can hardly believe that the trustees have appointed me to the position of chairman.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lestat	lə-STAT (English)	Literature
Pavel	PAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Terpsichore	-	Greek Mythology
Malte	MAHL-tə (German)	Danish, Swedish, German
Alise (1)	-	Latvian
TorbjØRg	-	Norwegian