chance upon (someone or something)

To happen upon someone or something accidentally or coincidentally. I chanced upon him in the library after work, and we got into a great conversation about Hemingway's works. I chanced upon a $20 bill on my way to school this morning!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sergius	-	Ancient Roman
Torin	-	Irish
Agnese	ah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian)	Italian, Latvian
Birgir	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Matija	MAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Sanderson	['sændəsn]