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- compel to do
compel to do
compel someone to do something
to force someone to do something; to drive someone to so something. You can't compel me to do that. She compelled herself to try, even though she was ill.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Bertha | | ['bə:θə] | |
| Lili | | - | German, French, Hungarian |
| Hanga | | HAWN-gaw | Hungarian |
| Barth | | [ba:θ] | |
| Meginrat | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Matilde | | mah-TEEL-de (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |