a favourite son

(British & Australian) also a favorite son (American & Australian)

a famous person, especially a politician, who is supported and praised by people in the area they come from Let me introduce to you the favorite son of Russell, Kansas: Bob Dole.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wymond	-	Medieval English
Piety	PIE-ə-tee	English (Rare)
Rebeca	re-BE-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Nikole	ni-KOL (English)	Basque, English
Kirsten	KEER-sten (Danish, Norwegian), KUR-stən (English)	Danish, Norwegian, English
HrÓ&Eth;Valdr	-	Ancient Scandinavian