speak up for

speak up for someone or something

to speak in favor of someone or something. If anybody says bad things about me, I hope you speak up for me. I want to speak up for the rights of students.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Balbina	bahl-BEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Darija	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Sherman	['ʃə:mən]
Derick	DER-ik	English
Awotwi	-	Western African, Akan
Aubin	-	French