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- strike out for
strike out for
strike out for
some place to begin a journey to some place; to set out on a journey for some place. We struck out for Denver, hoping to get there in a few hours. The hikers struck out for the cabin but were delayed by a sudden storm.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Florijan | | - | Croatian |
| Kuro | | koo-ṙo: | Japanese |
| Luke | | LOOK (English) | English, Biblical |
| Eckbert | | EK-bert | German |
| Svanhildr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology |
| Paskal | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |