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
Vlado	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Eunice	YOO-nis (English)	Biblical, English, Biblical Latin
Even	-	Norwegian
Rokuro	ṙo-koo-ṙo:	Japanese
Joasia	yaw-AH-shah	Polish
Gobnet	-	Irish