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- sacrifice for
sacrifice for
sacrifice someone or something for someone or something
to forfeit someone or something for the sake of someone or something. Surely you won't sacrifice your dear wife for a silly twit like Francine! Would you sacrifice your bank account for a chance to go to Europe?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jun | | joon (Korean) | Chinese, Korean |
| Kole | | KOL | English (Modern) |
| Hildefons | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| ChantÉ | | - | English (Modern) |
| Kyriaki | | - | Greek |
| Maxim | | mahk-SEEM (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian |