place to call (one's) own



place to call (one's) own

One's own home. After spending a year sleeping on friends' couches to save money, I was ready to have a place to call my own.
See also: call, own, place

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaksMAHKSRussian
Gerdina-Dutch
Brecht-Dutch
Osvaldo-Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
HelmaHEL-mahGerman, Dutch