repel from



repel someone from something

to push someone back from something; to fight someone off from something. The army repelled the attackers from the entrance to the city. The attacking army was repelled from the city.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Giorginajor-JEE-nahItalian
Reina (2)-Yiddish
Arend-Dutch, German
Vidya-Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Manolamah-NO-lahSpanish
Bonifacybaw-nee-FAH-tsiPolish