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
AmÉRica	ah-ME-ree-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
ǪRvar	-	Norse Mythology
Bohuslava	bo-hoo-SLAH-vah (Ukrainian)	Czech, Ukrainian
Ljuben	-	Macedonian
Marcella	[ma:'selə]
Lamia (1)	-	Arabic