take up residence

some place to make a residence of a place. Ed took up residence in a small efficiency apartment. It looks as if a family of mice has taken up residence in the cupboard.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Everard	-	English (Rare)
Sigurd	SEE-gurd (Swedish)	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology
Ignatz	-	German
LesŁAwa	le-SWAH-vah	Polish
Cristian	-	Romanian
Dominic	['dɔminik]