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a mind of its own
a mind of its own
A tendency to be unresponsive to human will: The car had a mind of its own and seemed to start only when it felt like it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Alexina | | al-əg-ZEE-nə | English |
| Childers | | ['tʃildəz] | |
| Cletus | | KLEE-təs | English |
| Sutton | | ['sʌtən] | |
| Boniface | | BAWN-ə-fays (English), BAWN-ə-fəs (English) | French, English (Rare) |
| Oiva | | OY-vah | Finnish |