in contention

Among those eligible to win something; in competition. Don't count them out just because they've been on a losing streak—they're still in contention for that final playoff spot.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valdemar	VAHL-de-mahr (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Wodan	VO-dahn (German)	Germanic Mythology
Nada (1)	-	Arabic
Mika (2)	mee-kah	Japanese
Yaw	-	Western African, Akan
Ljuba	LYOO-bah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, Macedonian