place to call (one's) own



place to call (one's) own

One's own home. After spending a year sleeping on friends' couches to save money, I was ready to have a place to call my own.
See also: call, own, place

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RobinRAH-bin (English)English, Dutch, Swedish
Inderjit-Indian (Sikh)
Anastasiyaah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Kai (2)KIESwedish
Sumner['sʌmnə]
Kapena-Hawaiian