commence with

commence with someone or something

to start a procedure affecting a number of people or things by choosing a particular person or thing first. Each meeting commences with a reading of the minutes of the last meeting. The doctor interviews with Lynn and took everyone else in the order in which they had arrived.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gunna	-	Danish, Ancient Scandinavian
Curry	['kə:ri]
Aldith	-	Medieval English
Tatianna	ta-tee-AN-ə, ta-TYAN-ə	English (Modern)
Erkki	ERK-kee	Finnish
Alberte (2)	-	French, Danish