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	Pronounced	Usage
Ethelred	-	English (Archaic)
Malina (1)	-	Scottish
VirÁG	-	Hungarian
Poldi	-	German
Cephalus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Franci	-	Hungarian