give the nod to

To indicate someone or something as one's choice or show one's approval of someone or something. I gave the nod to Amanda because she is the most qualified candidate. Mom gave the nod to pizza for dinner!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Summer	SUM-ər	English
SemİHa	-	Turkish
Fulvia	FOOL-vyah (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Roman
Jescha	-	Biblical
Symon	-	Ukrainian (Rare)
Corey	['kəʊri]