be held in high esteem

To be regarded with a large amount of respect or admiration. I'll go see if I can persuade the committee, for I am held in high esteem among them. Mr. Ross has always been held in high esteem for all his charity work.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tommie	TAHM-ee	English
Elior	-	Hebrew
Viivi	VEE:-vee	Finnish
Jewell	JOOL	English
Jayanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Lydia	['lidiə]