What Your Name Means?

[Gorgonzola2104]

DYLAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: DUL-an (Welsh), DIL-ən (English) [key]
From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "tide, flow". In Welsh mythology Dylan was a god or hero associated with the sea. He was the son of Arianrhod and was accidentally slain by his uncle Govannon.
Famous bearers include the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and the American musician Bob Dylan (1941-), real name Robert Zimmerman, who took his stage surname from the poet's given name. Due to those two bearers, use of the name has spread outside of Wales in the last half of the 20th century.

 

[Nudu]

Audun

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Old Norse
Usage: Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese

Derived from the old norse words Audr, meaning wealth, and Vin, meaning friend, thus roughly translating to "Rich Friend".

 

[lolmynamewastaken]

My name:
GARY

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: GER-ee, GAR-ee [key]
From an English surname which was derived from a Norman given name, which was itself originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ger, gar meaning "spear". This name was popularized in the late 1920s the American actor Gary Cooper (1901-1961), who took his stage name from the city of Gary in Indiana where his agent was born.


One of my favourite names of all time thanks to one of my friends is Moya, and its a ***** to find its meaning but i think i found it once and it just means excellence in some african language or something. i was a fan of that.
also a town on an random spanish island i think.

I suppose healer would suit me. I grew up in a family of nurses and have spent half of my life working in hospitals. Though I am not a medical professional (I work IT), I have saved 5 lives.

mate, you fix the internet, you save lives every day.

 

[Burs]

I already knew this. Some people's names have cool meanings, mine is a fish.
It's not even a cool fish.

C'mon its a Salmon, it swims up waterfalls! how much cooler do you expect a fish to get!

My name's been done here so i'll go for my last name:

Wake: a Saxon name meaning Guardsman or a watcher, The First "wake" Hereward was a Exiled nobleman who came back to England to fight off the Normans, either that or we were Norman knights trying to blend in as there is apperantly a Plantagenet connection in my family's deep and distant past; also during the 17th-18th centuries we were a Northumbrian Reaver family not a famous one mind you but still reavers.

 

[Lizardon]

I already knew this. Some people's names have cool meanings, mine is a fish.
It's not even a cool fish.

C'mon its a Salmon, it swims up waterfalls! how much cooler do you expect a fish to get!

Yes it swims up waterfalls, into the mouths of bears...

 

[Jake the Snake]

JACOB
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical
Pronounced: JAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)
From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name(Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter". Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".

Religious, but I don't think my parents chose it because of that. They just liked the "J" names. My little brother is Isaac...which is weird, but still.

 

[gaby92]

GABRIEL

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

Other Scripts: גַּבְרִיאֵל (Ancient Hebrew), Γαβριηλ (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: ga-bree-EL (French), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish) [key]
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God". Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, where he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Qur'an to Muhammad.

This name has been used occasionally in England since the 12th century. It was not common in the English-speaking world until the end of the 20th century.

 

[Naqel]

CHARLES

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: CHAHR-əlz (English), SHARL (French) [key]
From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man". However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic element hari meaning "army, warrior".

 

[Seanfall]

JOSHUA
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JAH-shə-wə (English), JAW-shwə (English) [key]
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
The name Jesus comes from a Greek translation of the Aramaic short form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a), which was the real name of Jesus.


... so....by greek Standards my name is Jesus....okay that's new. I knew the 'god is salvation' bit. Kinda ironic I don't worship god then eh?

 

[Amphoteric]

MATTHEW

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: MATH-yoo (English) [key]
English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles. He was a tax collector, and supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. As an English name, Matthew has been in use since the Middle Ages.

Ironic given that i'm an Atheist.

 

[staika]

Jeffrey
Gender: Masculine
Origin: England

Jeffrey \j(e)-ff-rey\ as a boy's name is pronounced JEF-ree. It is of Old German origin. Probably refers to "peace". Variant of Geoffrey. The three-syllable alternate spelling Jeffery (JEFF-er-ree) has been used since medieval times. Race-car driver Jeff Gordon.

To make it clear my name means "Heavenly Peace" or at least that's what I've been told.

 

[dorkette1990]

AMIA
Amia \a-mia\ as a girl's name is a variant of Amy (Old French, Latin), and the meaning of Amia is "beloved".

Whoo! I'm also told it means "little friend". In conjunction with my last name, my name means "shy little friend" - hilarious.

 

[Ignatz_Zwakh]

BENJAMIN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French, German, Dutch, Biblical

Other Scripts: בִּנְיָמִין (Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced: BEN-jə-min (English), ben-zha-MEN (French), BEN-yah-meen (German) [key]
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". Benjamin in the Old Testament was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews. He was originally named בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow" by his mother Rachel, who died shortly after childbirth, but it was later changed by his father.

As an English name, Benjamin came into general use after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American statesman, inventor, scientist and philosopher.

 

[Someone Depressing]

DYLAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology

Pronounced: DUL-an (Welsh), DIL-ən (English) [key]
From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "tide, flow". In Welsh mythology Dylan was a god or hero associated with the sea. He was the son of Arianrhod and was accidentally slain by his uncle Govannon.

Famous bearers include the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and the American musician Bob Dylan (1941-), real name Robert Zimmerman, who took his stage surname from the poet's given name. Due to those two bearers, use of the name has spread outside of Wales in the last half of the 20th century. It received a further boost in popularity in the 1990s due to a character on the television series 'Beverly Hills 90210'.

"Son of the Waves"

Which, in itself, is strange. Because I've not been able to swim my entire life. And I'm hydrophobic. My parents have failed at naming me...

 

[SecondSince]

Name: Niek
Diminutive of Nicolaas (Dutch)

Gender: Masculine

Pronounced: NIK-ə-ləs (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key]
From the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and λαος (laos) "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, as well as Greece and Russia. He formed the basis for the figure known as Santa Claus (created in the 19th century from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents.

Due to the renown of the saint, this name has been widely used in the Christian world. It has been common in England since the 12th century, though it became a bit less popular after the Protestant Reformation. The name has been borne by five popes and two czars of Russia.

Follow me, for i am your victory! XD

 

[Fbuh]

Duane

Gaelic meaning little and dark

It's amusing, as I am 6'3" 250 lbs and blonde with blue eyes. I am named for my father, though, who was 5'6" with black hair and brown eyes. My last name however, is llen, which comes from a Scottish word meaning tall and fair. This amuses me greatly, as my two names basically cancel each other out.

 

[C95J]

My name is Callum, I already knew it was Scottish. Apparently it means "Dove", which isn't really what I wanted. Maybe something a bit cooler like: "Callum - Killer of Rattlesnakes and Sharks". Yeah, that would have done nicely.

 

[BabyRaptor]

CANDI
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAN-dee [key]
Variant of CANDY


CANDY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAN-dee [key]
Diminutive of CANDACE. It is also influenced by the English word candy.

Gee, I'm not that interesting...

 

[TheFinalFantasyWolf]

"DANTE

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian

Pronounced: DAHN-te [key]
Medieval short form of DURANTE. The most notable bearer of this name was Dante Alighieri, the 13th-century Italian poet who wrote 'The Divine Comedy'."

I'm liking this. My name has an é after the last e, though, but it's a variant of it.

Can I just say, I love your name. (seriously, that's one of my fav names ever) Damn your lucky.