in search of

Also, in quest of. Looking for, seeking, as in They went to California in search of gold, or I went to the library in quest of a quiet place to read. The first term dates from the mid-1400s, the second from the second half of the 1500s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sridevi	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Heard	[hə:d]
Isaiah	[ai'zaiə]
Medusa	mə-DOO-sə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Henye	-	Yiddish
Daria	DAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)	Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)