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by choice
by choice
due to conscious choice; on purpose. I do this kind of thing by choice. No one makes me do it. I didn't go to this college by choice. It was the closest one to home.
by choice
Deliberately, as a matter of preference. For example, No one told me to come; I'm here by choice. This expression replaced the earlier with choice, used from about 1500.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Kanon | | kah-non | Japanese |
| Jeremiel | | - | Biblical |
| Seth (1) | | SETH (English) | English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Matthei | | - | Old Church Slavic |
| Johanne | | zho-AN (French), yo-HAHN-ne (Danish) | French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French |
| Dre | | - | English |