favorite son

A well-known person, especially a politician, who is supported and celebrated by people in his hometown. Ray was the favorite son of his hometown of Twin Falls, Idaho.

favorite son

A person valued by his or her hometown or organization for his or her achievements, usually political, as in Mary hoped they would treat her as a favorite son and nominate her for state senator. This term was originally employed for a candidate nominated for office by his own locality. Today this usage may ignore gender, as in the example. [c. 1780]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BelgİN	-	Turkish
Rike	REE-kə	German
Jacinto	hah-THEEN-to (Spanish), hah-SEEN-to (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Louise	loo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
Dorotea	do-ro-TE-ah (Italian, Spanish), DO-ro-te-ah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian
Sanja	-	Croatian, Serbian