the moving spirit

(literary)

someone who starts an important organization or course of action (often + behind ) Born in Nkroful, Ghana, he was the moving spirit behind the Charter of African States.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Morrow	['mɔ:rəu]
Varinia	-	Ancient Roman, Spanish
Elsie	['elsi]
Harsha	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Sanskrit
EsmÉ	es-MAY (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Clayton	['kleitn]