headstrong

1. Obstinately willful; inflexibly determined to get one's way. I was always so headstrong as a kid. Sometimes I'd try to hold my breath until I passed out if my parents didn't give me what I wanted!

2. Of or resulting from rash obstinacy or recklessness. All it took was a few headstrong decisions by this administration to bring our entire economy to the brink of ruin.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
DÉNes	DAY-nesh	Hungarian
Dong-Geun	dong-guwn	Korean
Gertrude	[gə:tru:d]
ÁRni	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Vlatka	-	Croatian
Erlendur	-	Icelandic