What do you know about your (real) name?

[Cavouku]

Isn't it fun to look stuff up all over the place? after some digging I came up with an interesting set of information about my first, middle and last names.

Lucas - This is a long one; It's either a variation of Luke, or vice versa. In Latin it's either short for Lucca(?) "Light?", or Lucanus; "Of or From Lucania." As Lucca(?), I've read it's also Irish for "Bringer of Light" (whether it's spelled differently or not I don't know). It could also be a variant of the Greek "Loukas", also meaning "Native to Lucania."

Now, it gets complicated, because Lucania (I've also read it as Lucanus) was named after an ancient Italian tribe called the Lucani. The Lucani's name was either derived from the Greek λυκος, meaning "wolf", or the Latin "Locus" meaning "sacred wood."

My first name either means "Wolf" or "Sacred Tree" (after some digging), or "(Bringer of) Light." But more essentially means from Lucania.

Kane - From Irish (and) Gaelic, meaning "Little Battler." It's an anglicized version of "Cathán", which is derived from "cath" meaning "battle." It's also a Japanese surname, meaning "putting together; money."

Lawrence - All I got was that it was Latin for "from Laurentum." Which is thought to be the original Latin's capital. I can't be sure, and neither do I know the etymology of Laurentum.

Have fun people.

 

[Kollega]

Hm,your names are pretty rare. And impressive. Not as rare as mine first name,though.

First name's Maximilian.

Maximilian, Maximillian, or Maximiliaan (sometimes Maximilia) is a name of Latin origin meaning "greatest."

Take that,mortals!

Middle is father's name (Russian naming traditions) - nothing special here.

Last name is Kuznetsov,which means same thing as Smith.

 

[Ciarang]

First name: Ciaran

Ciarán (Irish Gaelic), Ciaràn (Scottish Gaelic), Ciaran, Kieran, Kyran, Keiran, Kieren, Kieron, Keiron, (Irish pronunciation: [ˈciəɾˠaːn̪ˠ] or [ciəˈɾˠaːn̪ˠ], English: /ˈkɪərən/), or Kiernan, is a personal name meaning "Small dark one" or "Dark-haired one".[1] Ciarán comes from the Irish word "Ciar" which means dark or black.[2][3] Ciar can be linked back to Ciar, son of Fergus, King of Ulster.[4] It is linked with many names, like Kerry meaning Ciar's People.[5]

[small]Ha ha, loads of unsupported characters xD[/small]


Middle name: James

The name James is derived from the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning "holds the heel" (in the Genesis narrative, Jacob was born grasping Esau′s heel and later bought his birthright).

Last name: Gutteridge

Wikipedia had nothing on this =/

 

[Snugglebunny]

Emma:
From the Germanic "Ermen": Whole or Universal

Anne:
1. From the Germanic "Arn": Eagle
2. French form of "Anna" from the Latin "Hannah" from the Hebrew "Channah":" Favor or Grace.

So its either Whole Eagle or Universal Favor.....

 

[Chancie]

Randi:
That it's usually a boy's name so people do a double take with a girl. xD Though, when it's feminine, it means "beautiful."

That's about it. Never really looked into it.

 

[Satin6T]

oooh this might be fun!
Timothy - meaning "honouring God"

Daniel - meaning "God is my judge"

Costello - the only thing about Costello I can find is it originates from County Mayo and is derived from Jocelyn de Angulo, an Anglo-Norman Knight
well the Irish anyway

edit* my name sounds like my parents are super religious but really my Dad named me after a couple of his college roommates

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Christopher: Christ bearer. Named after a story in which a man carried an old woman across a stream, only for it to be revealed that the woman was Christ, and his act of kindness guarenteed him safe passage to heaven.

James: See above

Preece: From the Welsh 'Rhys' meaning King and 'Ap' meaning son of, thus 'Son of Kings'

SO

I'm a Christ-bearing, heel-holding Son of Kings. Not too shabby.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Hm,your names are pretty rare. And impressive. Not as rare as mine first name,though.

First name's Maximilian. Pretty easy to guess what it means.

Middle is father's name (Russian naming traditions) - nothing special.

Last name is Kuznetsov,which means same thing as Smith.

I love the name Kuznetsov. WWII Russian Head of the Navy FTW!

OT: I could research my name, but by God I can't be arsed doing it. Also, I know for sure that my last name isn't what it originally was, and used to be some Russian equivalent due to immigration, thanks to Tsar Alexander III's pogroms against Jews.

Daniel Marcus is my name. If anyone wishes to figure it out, go ahead. I know for a fact that "Daniel" was the name of a man thrown into a lions den and was fine, and is also statistically the name of the naughtiest boys (I instantly contradict this by being rather nice).

And I hardly know anyone with the last name of "Marcus", but they all seem to have Eastern European descent when I do find them.

 

[War Penguin]

Atticus:
From To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch. Cool. I'm not sure of the rest.

 

[Distorted Stu]

My First name, Stuart, was a means back in the old days to reconize those who were care-takers aswell as English royals.

Too save me typing about my last name:

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/fahey-family-crest.htm

I'm going to get my Family motto, Esperance, Writen underneath my next tattoo. Will most likley be a celtic tattoo too.

 

[goatzilla8463]

Richard- It originated from Germany and there have been three kings of England called it...

But my real name is Chinese.

 

[Flishiz]

Nikko is Japanese for "sunlight"

 

[Sassafrass]

Jamie: Jamie, Jaimee, Jamee, or Jaymee is a name derived as a pet form of James. However, it has been used as an independent given name in English speaking countries for several generations. Though Jamie was originally exclusively male, since the 1950s it has also been used as a female given name, especially in the United States.

David:

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David is a common English male given name and surname.
The name "David" (pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪd/ DAY-vid) is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dāwiḏ IPA: [daːˈvið]), meaning "Beloved". The most important bearer of the name is David, the second king of a united Kingdom of Israel and a major figure in the Bible and the Qur'an. The name occurs over 1000 times in the Hebrew Bible, making it the third most often-occurring name, after Moses and Abraham. In Israel, "Dudi" is a common nickname for David, in the same way Bill is for William in English.[1].
The Arabic and Persian versions are Daud (pronounced " Da-ood") and Dawood (pronounced " Da-wood"), respectively. Both versions are used in Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and also in Indonesia and Malaysia among Muslim families. The Quran has many references to Daud.
The Georgian version (or pronunciation) is Davit (pronounced Da-vit) but one usually says Dato (pronounced Da-to).
Name days are celebrated on 1 March (for St. David of Wales) and 29 December (for King David), as well as 25 June (St. David of Sweden), 26 June, 26 August, 11 December, and 30 December (Norway).
David is often shortened to "Davey/Davie/Davy" (additionally, in Wales, such variants as "Dafydd" and "Dewi" and such diminutives as "Dai", "Daf" and "Taff/Taffy" are fairly common, although "Dai" was formerly a name in its own right, meaning "shining" in Welsh, prior to the reign of King Henry VII). The oldest, most popular and most commonly-used diminutive form in the English speaking countries of "David" is "Dave", which first appeared in written form in the sixteenth century (but is probably much older).[citation needed] In South Africa and Australia it is also a common practice in the Jewish culture to apply the nicknames "Dovi" and "Dov". The nickname "Dave" has been used as a name in its own right in the 19th and 20th centuries, at least in the U.S. At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, the name Dave was bestowed upon more than 3000 infants each year[2]. "Davo" is also used as a nickname, and is quite common in Australia, but in some cases is used for people with the surname Davidson.
Another less common variant is "Daveth", the origin of which is uncertain (but could be an anglicised form of the Welsh "Dafydd").
Female equivalents of the name David include "Davida" (no longer in common usage) and "Davina", the latter of which is very popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The girl's name "Davinia" may also have originated from David, though some have argued it is actually the female version of the Gaelic name 'Devin.'

Andrew:

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Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. Common alternative include Andrey, Andrei, or Andreiy. Other, less common, versions include "Andreas" "Andrés", "Anders", "Endrew", "Andrej" and "André". Andrew is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names for baby boys in those countries.[3] In Italian, the equivalent to Andrew is Andrea, though forms of Andrea are feminine in most other languages. Andrew is frequently shortened to Andy or Drew. Some religious figures and buildings of the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations use the name Andrew, such as Saint Andrew the apostle, or the many churches named in the honor of Saint Andrew.

Owen: Owen is an anglicized Welsh personal name, cognate with Eugene, as well as with Irish Eoghan and Owain in the Welsh language. Well-known Owens (people and places etc., personal names and surnames)


Gotta love Wikipedia. Have no idea what my name means though. David Andrew is my middle names, BTW.

 

[scareBro]

While I don't have a traditional first name, my last name is Gaelic for Bog.

Insidently, my last name also means something in Japanese. But I can't seem to find out what it is...

 

[Julianking93]

Full name: [b/]Julian Christopher King[/b]

Meaning: [b/]Youthful, Christ Bearing King[/b]

I'm not very christ bearing though...

 

[Ryuk2]

My name (Rihards) means ''The one who has strength'' (if you can believe google)
Cant find anything about my surname.
p.s Lucas Kane was the main character in Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecies). That's kind of cool.

 

[Kushan101]

Andrew - comes from Greek apparently meaning "strong and manly". Ha.

I could look up where "John" and "Quilter" came from but thats not terribly interesting - so maybe a bit of family history instead

My surname "Quilter" isn't terribly common, but it goes back to the old family profession of making quilts and padded armour for soldiers who couldn't afford mail or plate, or for whom it wasn't practical (light infantry and such). Apparently the name was originally Scottish and was a part of the Campbell clan, who sided with the English during the Scottish wars of independance (side with the winners - damn straight).
I'll admit this has been passed down through my family by word of mouth.

My middle name "John" isn't uncommon really, but why I've got that name is kinda sad. My Great Grandads best friend, John (i've never known his surname) was in the Royal Flying Corp during the first world war, he'd seen all kinds of things: mustard gas attacks, fields of men lying dead in the no man's land between trenches. Awful things. Anyway, when the announcement came that the first world war was over, he deliberately crashed his plane into the ground, killing himself. Later turns out he couldn't sleep at night because he always saw those dreadful things, he didn't think he could ever go back to being a "normal" person again.
So its become a family tradition to keep his name in the family. My Father was named after him and I have his name as my middle name.

Andrew John Quilter. Doesn't exactly roll off the toungue does it?

 

[bodyklok]

Mine name's Dougal Munchkin Meredith Colverson, though I though I think I'll change the Dougal to John; every man in my family going back generations has been called John, my father, his father, my mothers father, his father, and his father. It's more out of respect for my Dad than a sense of tradition though.
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[tr][td]Meredith[/td][td]Guardian of the sea (or great ruler)[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Colverson[/td][td]Son of a coal miner (or something like that)[/td][/tr]
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