exert oneself

Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Petras	-	Lithuanian
Persefoni	-	Greek
Vladan	-	Serbian, Czech, Slovak
Adalberht	-	Ancient Germanic
Hicks	[hiks]
Avishai	-	Hebrew