take it upon oneself

Also, take on oneself. Undertake something, as in I took it upon myself to count the precise number of children in the audience, or She took it on herself to enter a convent. [Second half of 1400s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Goodwin	['gudwin]
Coilean	-	Irish
Rhianon	hri-AN-ahn	Welsh
Xun	-	Chinese
Mariya	mah-REE-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Jola	-	Polish