self-made man

One who became successful and/or wealthy through hard work and not by inheritance or help from others. Joe is a self-made man who worked long, hard hours to turn his small business into a large, successful company.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vincente	veen-CHEN-te	Italian
Chaleb	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Jedidiah	jed-i-DIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Klas	KLAHS	Swedish
Bijay	-	Bengali
Evgeni	yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian