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rooting interest
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Taavi | | TAH:-vee (Finnish) | Estonian, Finnish |
| Nerys | | - | Welsh |
| Gil (1) | | HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Valentine (1) | | VAL-ən-tien | English |
| Helka | | HEL-kah | Finnish |
| Andie | | AN-dee | English |