favourite son

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Parthenia	par-THEE-nee-ə (English)	Greek Mythology
ŽIgmund	-	Slovak
Aruna	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi
Danyal	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
Diarmuid	-	Irish, Irish Mythology
Mervin	MUR-vin (English)	Welsh, English