begathon

n. a televised appeal for contributions, especially as conducted by U.S. public television stations. It seems like this station is one long begathon all year long.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Makenna	mə-KEN-ə	English (Modern)
Erna (1)	ER-nah (German, Swedish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Nora	['nɔ:rə]
Sharon	SHER-ən, SHAR-ən	English
Clio	KLEE-o (Italian)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Italian
Mouses	-	Biblical Greek