The Meaning of your Name

[Rainbow Mage]

I'll start off.

Joseph (Origins- Hebrew: Yosef, Arabic Yusef)- He will add, or, God adds

Senedjem-Sekhmet (Origins- Egyptian)- Sekhmet sweetens, or, Sekhmet eases suffering

My christening saint name from birth- Thomas (Origins: Aramaic: Toma)- Twin

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

My RL name: Jeffrey. It means "God's peace".

My forum name: 9-10ths_Penguin. It means "mostly, but not completely, a flightless bird found in the antarctic."

 

[Autodidact]

My given name, "Rene," means "reborn," and I believe it is a Christian reference. In my parent's defence, it was my middle name at birth.

 

[Smoke]

Patrick = patrician, noble
William = will + helm; my favorite interpretation of this is "resolute protector"
Richard = rule + hard; "hard ruler" (That's the kind the nuns hit you with.)

Smoke = "the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance" or "something unsubstantial, evanescent, or without result"

 

[MissAlice]

Alice- Orginated from Celtic, means noble and exalted.

Extra facts I found out about my name:

A truthful and morally strong person. The name soared to popularity since the mid 1800's due to the success of the Lewis Caroll novel, Alice in Wonderland.

 

[Buttercup]

Rhonda - Probably intended to mean "good spear" from Welsh rhon "spear" and da "good", but possibly influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, which means "noisy". It has been in use only since the 20th century. Its use may have been partially inspired by Margaret Mackworth, Viscountess Rhondda (1883-1956), a British feminist.

Marie - French and Czech form of Maria (see MARY). A notable bearer of this name was Marie Antoinette, the queen of France who was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. Another was Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist who studied radioactivity with her husband Pierre.

Behind the Name: the Etymology and History of First Names

Buttercup - a favorite nickname the hubby calls me shortened from "My lil Sunshine Buttercup". You are now free to hurl.

 

[Noaidi]

Buttercup - a favorite nickname the hubby calls me shortened from "My lil Sunshine Buttercup".

Awww, reading that made me want to hug a kitten.

Anyway, David means 'beloved one', and I wish more people would damn well realise that sometimes...:yes:

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Since we're all doing middle names...

George: apparently, it comes from the Greek and originally meant "farmer".

Andrew: another one that comes from the Greek. It means "man" or "warrior".

Buttercup - a favorite nickname the hubby calls me shortened from "My lil Sunshine Buttercup". You are now free to hurl.

One of the nicknames I use for my wife is "Princess Sunshine". I use it as her name in my email contact book, so I'm sure our friends get cutesied-out when they see it in their message headers.

 

[Mister Emu]

Comes from the Greek for "man", or "of a man"...

 

[Gentoo]

Meg comes from Margaret which means "Pearl". Though my mom named me after Meg in Little Women, I don't know if I'm anything like her, having never read the book...

'Seth is my magick nickname (meaning, it's a shortened version of the real name), the real name means "Night Rain" in Japanese.

 

[ChristineES]

Christine- Follower of Christ (Christine is the feminine of Christian)
Elaine (my middle name)- bright (Elaine is a variation of Ellen, Helen, etc.)

 

[dust1n]

The name Dustin is a masculine first name. The most widely accepted historical meaning is a version of "Fighter". Other variations include "Strong-Hearted Leader" coming from Germanic regions, and from English roots as "Thunor/Thor's stone" (or lightning bolt).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin

Craig is a masculine given name. It is derived from a Scots Gaelic or Irish surname meaning "rock".[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_(given_name)


I fight by being solid and still.

 

[Caladan]

Dan is of Hebrew origin, the meaning of the name is Judge. in the Hebrew bible, Dan was Jacob's fifth son, founder of one of the 12 tribes of Israel, the tribe of Dan.

 

[Azakel]

RL: Randall mean Shield Wolf(I use this has a tag at lot too)
RF: Azakel: I don't think has a meaning, can't fid the name anywhere else(I guess I made it ?)

 

[Rakhel]

MELISSA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Μελισσα (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: mə-LIS-ə (English) [key]
Means "bee" in Greek. This was the name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in Ludovico Ariosto's poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516). As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.

Rakhel is of course Rachel only spelled differently.
RACHEL
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Hebrew, French, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Other Scripts: רָחֵל (Hebrew), Ραχηλ (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: RAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French) [key]
From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this was the name of the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. The name was common among Jews in the Middle Ages, but it was not generally used as a Christian name in the English-speaking world until after the Protestant Reformation.

 

[BeckyRose1998]

My real name, Rebekah, originated as an Hebrew name. In Hebrew the name Rebekah means- Captivating; knotted cord. Wife of Isaac in the Old Testament.
Rosamond (my middle name) means "world rose"

 

[Tarheeler]

James = He who supplants.

 

[Father Heathen]

William = "William comes from the Germanic elements 'wil' (will, desire) and 'helm' (helmet, protection)."
Charles = "From the Germanic word karl meaning "free man""
Moore = "dweller in, or near, the marsh or high wasteland; descendant of More, a form of Maur (Moorish or dark); one who had a swarthy complexion; a large man."

 

[Kathryn]

Melanie - Greek for "black" or "dark" (My mother wanted me to be a lady like Melanie Wilkes in "Gone With The Wind" - major fail)

Anne - Hebrew for "consecrated to God"

Sugar Lump Dumplin' - what my dad still calls me when he's feeling sentimental! Not really sure what that means!

Punkin Head - another "daddy" term of endearment (oh brother...)

Maternal Parental Unit - what my oldest daughter calls me when she's being a smart ***

Honey - My husband and I hardly ever even use each other's real names - we call each other "honey" about 99 percent of the time.

Wow, can you tell I'm southern thru and thru?

 

[Renji]

Lawrence= Latin, Laurentius meaning "Laurel crowned"