take soundings

To ask questions in order to learn people's opinions about a certan topic. I'm taking soundings to find out what people want to read about in the student newspaper.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MartÍ	-	Catalan
Sevan	-	Armenian
Ritva	REET-vah	Finnish
Milburn	MIL-bərn	English
Cassiopeia	ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Eadwine	-	Anglo-Saxon