be for

be for someone or something

and be for doing something

supporting or in favor of someone or something. I'm for abandoning the scheme. Mary is running for office, and the whole family is for her.

be for

To be in favor of something or someone: I'm definitely not for cutting down the trees; we need the shade. Are you for these candidates, or against them?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philemon	fi-LEE-mən (English), fie-LEE-mən (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Menelaus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Augustijn	OW-khuys-tien	Dutch
Lottie	-	English, Swedish
Oana	WAH-nah	Romanian
Makena	-	Eastern African, Kikuyu