encourage to do

encourage someone to do something

to inspire or stimulate someone to do something; to give someone the courage to do something. We encouraged her to develop her musical talents. He encouraged himself to study hard so he could make it into medical school.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Freida	FREE-də	English
Varpu	VAHR-poo	Finnish
MÁXimo	MAHK-see-mo	Spanish
Halvar	-	Swedish
Lois (2)	LOIS	Galician
Louise	loo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch