for (one's) (own) sake



for (one's) (own) sake

Out of regard or respect for someone or oneself; for the benefit, advantage, or good of oneself or another person. For my own sake, I'm going to take a few extra days off at Christmas to spend with my family. For Jonathan's sake, we need to be sure to find a restaurant that is sensitive to peanut allergies.
See also: sake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ambrosios-Ancient Greek
Sajjad-Arabic
Finn (2)FIN (Danish)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
MarziaMAHR-tsyahItalian
Goodwin['gudwin]
Guenevere-Arthurian Romance