in one's own right

Through one's own skills or qualifications, as in He's a fine violinist in his own right, or She has a fortune in her own right. This term originally alluded to a legal title or claim, as in She was queen in her own right, but has been used more loosely since about 1600.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Augustine (1)	AW-gəs-teen, ə-GUS-tin	English
Kortney	KORT-nee	English (Modern)
Djehutimose	-	Ancient Egyptian
Josep	-	Catalan
Leon	LEE-awn (English), LE-awn (German, Polish)	English, German, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Ancient Greek
Styliani	-	Greek