would rather

would more willingly; would more readily. I would rather have an apple than a pear. I don't like pears. I'd rather live in the north than the south, because I like snow.

would rather

Prefer to, as in We would rather eat dinner before the movie. [Mid-1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bijoy	-	Bengali
Yorath	-	Welsh
Susana	soo-SAH-nah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Philip	['filip]
Sesto	-	Italian
Yaqub	-	Arabic