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
CortneyKORT-neeEnglish
Ivaylo-Bulgarian
RaffaelRAH-fah-elGerman
EberhardE-ber-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Lehi-Biblical, Mormon
LarkinLAHR-kinMedieval English