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
Hippocrates	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Avag	-	Armenian
Arsenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Katina	-	Greek, Macedonian
Ade (1)	-	Western African, Yoruba
Guenevere	-	Arthurian Romance