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
Katherine	KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin	English
Aldrich	['ɔ:ldritʃ]
Braxton	['brækstən]
ÉMilienne	e-meel-YEN	French
An (2)	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Ayla (2)	-	Turkish