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For a long time, I though my name meant "kettle". That was a bit depressing, and kept me away from looking further into the origins of my name. However, I later found out that it didn't mean just *any* kettle, oh no, it means a sacrifical kettle, the one you pour the blood of the sacrificed pigs or slaves into. That made me feel better.
It can also mean helmet.
As for my last name, nobody knows what it means since it is derived from really old english, but it can either mean "shining lake" or "little boy", depending on how you look at it...
It can also mean helmet.
As for my last name, nobody knows what it means since it is derived from really old english, but it can either mean "shining lake" or "little boy", depending on how you look at it...
actually if you look at the meaning of it humble would fit as well, there is no latin word for humble tho paulus would fit very wellBlayze said:
According to Wikipedia (and a keyring I had when I was a kid) my first name is explained:
"Luke is derived from the name of a region in Italy, Lucania, through the Greek "Loukas", meaning "a native of Lucania".
My middle name means: 'Gift of God'
According to geneological research my surname is derived from an area of land in the north of England which used to be owned by my family (before King Richard II was deposed and my family was stripped of their lands and titles for supporting him).
So there you go.
"Luke is derived from the name of a region in Italy, Lucania, through the Greek "Loukas", meaning "a native of Lucania".
My middle name means: 'Gift of God'
According to geneological research my surname is derived from an area of land in the north of England which used to be owned by my family (before King Richard II was deposed and my family was stripped of their lands and titles for supporting him).
So there you go.
Tyler: A Tiler, like someone who tiles floors, not unlike how Smiths would've been blacksmiths or goldsmiths or something.
Neufeld: German for 'New Feild'. I know, I haven't a clue either.
Neufeld: German for 'New Feild'. I know, I haven't a clue either.
My first name basically means I will always be laughing, my middle means a military commander, and my last kinda sorta means innkeeper/provider/master of the house.
So basically I raise an army of innkeepers to destroy people, all whilst laughing maniacally. Doesn't sound too far off from what I do in actuality.
So basically I raise an army of innkeepers to destroy people, all whilst laughing maniacally. Doesn't sound too far off from what I do in actuality.
First name translated in Greek goes to the word Laurel which would be the crowns of olive leaves (I think) they gave to winners of olypic competition. Don't know what my last name means though. Oh well.
Andreas: Manly in Greek
Christoph: From Greek "Christopheros", bearer of Christ, as some already noted. The name comes from a guy who carried Jesus across a river. Apparently, that was his job, since they didn't have a ferry and he was the largest man around.
Bühler: Swiss name. A "Bühl" is a special kind of hill, which has a very regular, round shape. There are several places named "Bühl" or "Bühler", but a "Bühler" is also just someone who lives upon a hill.
Yes, I'm swiss. And greek and latin names are acutally pretty common around here. I know more people with greek, hebrew or latin names than german ones.
Christoph: From Greek "Christopheros", bearer of Christ, as some already noted. The name comes from a guy who carried Jesus across a river. Apparently, that was his job, since they didn't have a ferry and he was the largest man around.
Bühler: Swiss name. A "Bühl" is a special kind of hill, which has a very regular, round shape. There are several places named "Bühl" or "Bühler", but a "Bühler" is also just someone who lives upon a hill.
Yes, I'm swiss. And greek and latin names are acutally pretty common around here. I know more people with greek, hebrew or latin names than german ones.
Anyone know what Randall translates to? This computer keeps forbidding every other web page I try to go to, so I can hardly conduct a proper google search on it. XP
