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
Julienne	zhoo-lee-EN	French
Nanook	-	Native American, Inuit
Elin	['elin]
Theodor	-	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Romanian
Pasi	PAH-see	Finnish
Brigham	BRIG-əm	English (Rare)