give (someone) (one's) word

To make a serious promise, assurance, or vow (to someone). I give you my word that I will do everything in my power to have this matter resolved by next week. You gave your word that you'd be there, so don't even think about backing out now.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Drahoslava	-	Czech
Karolina	kah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)	Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
Cornelius	[kɔ:'ni:ljəs]
Dosia	-	Polish
Galya	-	Russian
Angelina	[ændʒi'li:nə]