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self-made man
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 | Gender | 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 |