say-so

n. a command; an authorization; permission. We can begin as soon as we get the boss’s say-so.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pasha	-	Russian
Ham	HAM (English)	Biblical
Gobind	-	Indian (Sikh), Hindi
Janek	YAH-nek (Polish)	Polish, Czech
Ruzha	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Zenaida	-	Late Greek