had rather

Also, had sooner. Would prefer. For example, I had rather you let me do the driving, or He'd sooner switch than fight. This idiom today is often replaced by would rather. [Late 1500s] Also see just as soon.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Klaudija	-	Croatian
Jonathan	['dʒɔnəθən]
Annas	AN-əs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Mahesha	-	Hinduism
Tomas	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Lithuanian
Zaynab	-	Arabic