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take it upon oneself
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| MaËLle | | - | French, Breton |
| Kati | | KAH-tee (Finnish) | Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian |
| Angelino | | - | Italian, Spanish |
| Basmath | | BAS-math (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Asuman | | - | Turkish |
| Tex | | TEKS | English |