carve from

carve something from something

to shape by cutting something off or out of something with a knife. Can you carve an elephant from a bar of soap?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Colin (2)	KAHL-in	English
Vespasianus	-	Ancient Roman
Suellen	soo-EL-ən	English
Subramaniam	-	Tamil
Lyman	['laimən]
MÁEl Sechnaill	-	Ancient Irish