vie for

To contend with another or others to attain some goal, such as a victory in a contest: The top three students in the class vied for the title of valedictorian.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raziela	-	Hebrew
Nettie	['neti]
Alex	AL-əks (English), AH-ləks (Dutch)	English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Sinclair	sin-KLER	English (Rare)
KatarÍNa	-	Slovak
Shimshon	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew