as a (general) rule

Typically; most of the time. As a general rule, I won't sit in the window seat on an airplane. I get too anxious watching the ground below disappear! My mother always makes extra food for family dinners, as a rule.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JÓNas	-	Icelandic
Nicky	NIK-ee	English
Barnabas	BAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)	German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Jamsheed	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Seppo (1)	SEP-po (Finnish)	Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Drest	-	Ancient Celtic