rooting interest

A strong desire to support a particular person or group. Primarily heard in US. My brother is a huge sports fan and has a rooting interest in all our local teams. I have a rooting interest in that candidate and am going to be campaigning for her.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kaj (1)	KIE (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Manish	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, Nepali
Calogera	kah-lo-JE-rah	Italian
Annalise	-	English (Modern)
Lia (1)	LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)	Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Caileigh	KAY-lee	English (Rare)