exert oneself

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Theudemar	-	Ancient Germanic
Anicetus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Bart	[ba:t]
Bevan	-	Welsh
Damiana	dah-MYAH-nah	Italian
Gayle	[geil]