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
NoËLle	no-EL (French)	French, Dutch
Brittney	BRIT-nee	English (Modern)
Terrell	['terəl]
Kassia	KA-shə	English (Rare)
Chikelu	-	Western African, Igbo
Lucas	LOO-kəs (English), LUY-kahs (Dutch), luy-KAH (French), LOO-kəsh (Portuguese), LOO-kahs (Spanish)	English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Biblical Latin