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
Desideria	-	Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Craig	[kreig]
Ashtad	-	Persian Mythology
Alemayehu	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Guiying	-	Chinese
Aviv	ah-VEEV	Hebrew