begathon

n. a televised appeal for contributions, especially as conducted by U.S. public television stations. It seems like this station is one long begathon all year long.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shanae	shə-NAY	English (Modern)
Lorelle	-	English (Rare)
Michel	mee-SHEL (French), MI-khel (German)	French, German, Dutch
Desiderata	-	Late Roman
Meurig	-	Welsh
Edgardo	ed-GAHR-do	Spanish, Italian