appoint (one) to

To assign one a certain title or role. I can hardly believe that the trustees have appointed me to the position of chairman.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eindri&Eth;I	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Ansley	-	English (Modern)
Hayley	HAY-lee	English (Modern)
Xiulan	-	Chinese
NadeŽDa	-	Slovak, Serbian, Latvian
Bulan	BOO-lahn	Indonesian