die by own hand



die by one's own hand

Euph. to commit suicide. Jane: I just heard that Bill died. I didn't know he was sick. Dan: He wasn't sick. He died by his own hand. She died at the age of fifty, by her own hand.
See also: die, hand, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Matyldamah-TIL-dah (Polish)Czech, Polish
Sanna-Swedish, Finnish
Amarachi-Western African, Igbo
Ruthi-Old Church Slavic
Shimmel-Yiddish
Ola (2)AW-lahPolish