a self-made man

a man who is rich and successful as a result of his own work and not because his family had a lot of money Critchley was a self-made man who learned accounting while working in a brush factory.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ferdinanda	fer-dee-NAHN-dah (German)	Italian, German
Alcyone	al-SIE-ə-nee (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Iesous	-	Biblical Greek
Cyneburg	-	Anglo-Saxon
Aureliano	ow-re-LYAH-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian
Jenkins	['dʒeŋkinz]