start off from some place

to begin a journey from some place. (The emphasis is on the inception of the journey.) We will start off from Detroit and drive to Chicago. He started off from work rather than home.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Charity	['tʃæriti]
Carole	kar-OL	French
XuÂN	-	Vietnamese
Babatunde	-	Western African, Yoruba
Kawehi	-	Hawaiian
Sacnite	-	Native American, Mayan