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- the driving force
the driving force
*the driving force (behind someone or something )
the person or a thing that motivates or directs someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; serve as~.) Making money is the driving force behind most businesses. Ambition is the driving force behind Tom. Love can also be the driving force.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Nye | | - | Welsh |
| Kreine | | - | Yiddish |
| Montana | | mahn-TAN-ə | English (Modern) |
| Winslow | | WINZ-lo | English (Rare) |
| Phile | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Gertrud | | GER-troot (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |