tap someone for something

tap someone (for something)

tv. to select someone for some purpose or position. The committee tapped John to run for Congress.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lucyna	luw-TSI-nah	Polish
Taavet	-	Estonian
Vadik	-	Russian
Nadzieja	nah-JAY-ah	Polish
Vasu	-	Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi
Yotam	-	Biblical Hebrew