a tip of the hat

A small, respectful gesture of thanks, praise, or congratulations. Having my name mentioned in the announcements about my win at the state science championship was a nice tip of the hat by the school.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Margarida	mar-ga-REE-də (Portuguese)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan
Givi	-	Georgian
Sprita	SPREE-tah	Esperanto
CÉLestine	-	French
Salvator	-	Late Roman
Sarkis	-	Armenian