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- fire on
fire on
fire (up)on someone or something
to shoot at someone or something with a weapon; to shoot in the direction of someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The troops fired upon the advancing army. The cops fired on Max.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Amelie | | AH-me-lee, ah-me-LEE | German |
| Devi | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil |
| Kaito | | kah-ee-to | Japanese |
| Kynthia | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Sophocles | | SAHF-u-kleez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Reannon | | - | English (Rare) |