What Your Name Means?

[TheAmokz]

What is etymology behind your first name? Does it fit your personality? My first name is variant of Mark, and the meaning of it is "dedicated to Mars". Considering that Mars is roman god of war and warfare has interested me as long as i can remember, my first name is very fitting.

Some links:
http://www.behindthename.com/
http://www.meaning-of-names.com/
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/

 

[ReservoirAngel]

ANGEL
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Ангел (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: AYN-jəl (English) [key]
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word αγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.

So as was pretty obvious, my name comes from the traditional 'heavenly creature' Angels. I'd say that really doesn't match my personality at all. Angels are meant to be kind, pure spirits but I'm a harsh deviant so... yeah.

 

[TheMagicIndian]

LOGAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: LO-gən [key]
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.

Well that's a bit...underwhelming. And kind of ironic when the literal translation of my Native-American name is "King of the Valley". Kind of hard to say it fits me given the circumstances although I am not little. I'm 6'6".

This is a fun thread.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

ROBERT

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic

Pronounced: RAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian) [key]
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been a very common English name since that time.

I am bright, but in no way famous.

 

[Seabear]

KARL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Scandinavian, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Pronounced: KAHRL (German, English) [key]
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES.

Strong and masculine... Free man...

Erm... I would hardly consider myself macho, but I'm no weed, I guess...

 

[MidnightCat]

ELIZABETH

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English) [key]
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

Oh yay, religious meanings.

 

[MercurySteam]

DAVID

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Latin

From the Hebrew name (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him.

That seems quite appropriate.

 

[Blunderboy]

RUSSELL
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: RUS-əl [key]

From a surname which meant "little red one" in French. A notable bearer of the surname was the agnostic British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), who wrote on many subjects including logic, epistemology and mathematics. He was also a political activist for causes such as pacifism and women's rights.



It's my first name rather then surname. I'm not that little (I'm 6 foot tall) and not noticeably red.

 

[jesskit]

JESSICA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JES-i-kə [key]
This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical name ISCAH which would have been spelled Jescha in his time. It was not commonly used as a given name until the middle of the 20th century

 

[CM156_v1legacy]

CALEB
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Other Scripts: ëÌÈìÅá (Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced: KAY-ləb (English) [key]

Means "dog" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the name of one of the twelve spies sent by Moses into Israel. Of the Israelites who left Egypt with Moses, Caleb and Joshua were the only ones who lived to see the promised land. As an English name, Caleb came into use after the Protestant Reformation. It was common among the Puritans, who introduced it to America in the 17th century.

Well, I am a dog person, so I guess it makes sense

 

[SonofaJohannes]

Bah, I don't need those websites. Wikipedia will do.
A Nick is a discontinuity in a double stranded DNA molecule where there is no phosphodiester bond between adjacent nucleotides of one strand typically through damage or enzyme action. Nick allows for much needed release of torsion in the strand.
Yeah, that fits me perfectly.

 

[erbkaiser]

JORDI

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Catalan
Catalan form of GEORGE

From the Greek name Γεωργιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη (ge) "earth" and εργον (ergon) "work". Saint George was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Palestine who was martyred during the persecutions of emperor Diocletian. Later legends describe his defeat of a dragon, with which he was often depicted in medieval art.

Initially Saint George was primarily revered by Eastern Christians, but returning crusaders brought stories of him to Western Europe and he became the patron of England, Portugal, Catalonia and Aragon.

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I don't see how it would fit me at all. I detest manual labour, and to date at least have not seen a dragon nor been martyred for my faith.

According to my (awesomely twisted) parents, I am actually named after the protagonist of this short story [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeds_(short_story)]. I am certainly not named after that talentless son of Johan Cruiff's, as most "Jordi"s or "Jordy"s in the Netherlands are.
Yeah, my parents were pretty cool.

 

[Bassman_2]

My name means MANLY and COURAGEOUS.

 

[MassiveGeek]

My name is Tua and does not appear on any of these sites.

If you by some sort of weird, space-radiation way manage to find a site that will give the meaning of it, feel free to tell me.

I do know though that it means yours in some language I forgot what it was called, and someone told me a good while ago that it is also part of a word that means eternal.

So. I suppose that's all there is to it. >: Dunno how well the meaning fits my personality since I'm not 100% on what my name even means.

 

[eternal-chaplain]

I think mine was something along the lines of "Little Flaming One" and to think it took 15 years to fulfill that title. :3

 

[LongAndShort]

Thomas
Aramaic origins, means Twin apparently. Since I'm not a twin, this probably doesn't fit me too well. One website says "or brother", and that suits me quite nicely being the eldest of four siblings.

What I feel really suits me is the Biblical figure of 'Thomas the Doubter', you know, the apostle that questioned Jesus' resurrection. I'm drawing from my Christian upbringing (and others may disagree with me) but I always learned that Thomas needed evidence of what had happened, to see the wounds, but when he was satisfied he had one of the most unbreakable faiths. This is what my name means to me. I like being a doubter.

 

[erbkaiser]

My name is Tua and does not appear on any of these sites.

See here: http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Tua.html

 

[SwimmingRock]

Vairant of Dionysius: the Greek god of wine, responsible for the growth of the vines in spring and the originator of winemaking; he is equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus.

Right... I did know who Dionysius was before this due to Nietzsche and Persona games, but had no idea my name was linked. Well, I hardly ever drink, dislike any season that's not winter and own no plants (I live on the second floow of an apartment building). Doesn't seem very appropriate.

EDIT: Interestingly, my second name seems to be Old English for "wolf council". What does that even mean? Council regarding nearby wolves? Council with wolves during an acid trip? Wolves talking amongst themselves?

 

[MidnightCat]

My name is Tua and does not appear on any of these sites.

If you by some sort of weird, space-radiation way manage to find a site that will give the meaning of it, feel free to tell me.

I do know though that it means yours in some language I forgot what it was called, and someone told me a good while ago that it is also part of a word that means eternal.

So. I suppose that's all there is to it. >: Dunno how well the meaning fits my personality since I'm not 100% on what my name even means.

Googled it, a few showed up - examples here [http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Tua.html], here [http://babynames.merschat.com/index.cgi?function=View&bn_key=51097] and here [http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Tua]. Choose whichever one, if any, suits you best =P

 

[MassiveGeek]

My name is Tua and does not appear on any of these sites.

See here: http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Tua.html

Thanks! Although, fuck me that's a boring meaning.

"Meaning: Behind

A nickname for several Polynesian names containing -tua-. It is especially common in Samoa, where it is also a surname."

Also my name isn't pronounced the way they say it is.