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What's Your Name's Meaning??? Etymology and history of Names
JayMark:
My real first name is Jean-Marc (in English that would be John-Marc/Mark).
Anyhow here is what it "supposedly" means.
Etymology : God remits (Hebrew). Dedicated in Mars, Roman God of the war (Latin).
Well... okay...
So, in other words, that dude:
Wait a minute, I'm not made of plaster... or am I? :shock:
Nuke:
Interesting thread, Ljubica.
My first name is derived from Greek. There are two versions that are basically regarded as the same names "Χρίστος", Chrístos - meaning 'anointed' - and "Χρήστος", Chrēstos - meaning 'useful' according to Wikipedia
Christos is also the word for Christ apparently according to this website.
My last name is a 'Hungarianized' word meaning Swordsman, it was changed in the beginning of the 20th century.
The original family name was German, Kaiser, meaning Ceasar or hairy, hair or Emperor in general.
Way to give my 'need to be special' program a boost...
I also have a middle name, Eliot that I actually chose a few years ago - before moving to the US - not knowing about its meaning.
Eliot - variant of Elliott - originally leading to Elias and is a cognate of Elijah.
--- Quote ---Meaning & History (of Elijah)
From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH".
--- End quote ---
Oh, geez... :lol:
Zadius Sky:
--- Quote from: Zadius Sky on January 02, 2011, 09:29:58 PM ---My name is an English form of the name, which in turn is a Greek form of the name that is a Hebrew name, meaning "YAHWEH remembers" or "Lord remembers." My short name of this name means "Pure," according to one site.
--- End quote ---
I meant to expand on this.
My first "legal" name, since the Protestant Reformation, is an English form of Zacharias (referring to the father of John the Baptist in the New Testament), which has been in use since the Middle Ages. However, this name became legal for me in 2000 because no one ever called me by my given birth name, only my last name. This current first name came about when one of my peers in Middle School mispronounced my last name (well, I could say that it was a "given" name). I didn't know the meaning of this name until a few years later.
My given/birth, no longer used, first name is an anglicized spelling of Seán, the Irish equivalent of John, originally meaning "Jehovah has been gracious" in Hebrew.
My middle name is Michael, from the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?". Michael is one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible.
Needless to say, these are all Biblical names. :rolleyes:
My last name is a German spelling of a Polish name. It is a diminutive of Polish ziec, which means "son-in-law." While researching my family history some years ago, I contacted a person at Polish Historical Society about this name and he came back with the meaning of the name to that is "little son-in-law" which may refer to a "short" man. That just may be true since all males in my father's side of the family have never exceed 5'8" in height (my grandfather and father were actually 5'5").
I often joked that my full name would mean, "God remembers his little son-in-law." :lol:
Lisa Guliani:
I was curious, so I started googling the meaning of my first name. My name is a derivative of Elizabeth.
1st site: http://www.babynology.com/meaning-lisa-f28.html Lisa: this site says it means: consecrated to God
2nd site: http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Lisa It is of English origin. Short form of Elisabeth (Hebrew) "God's promise".
3rd site: http://www.meaning-of-names.com/hebrew-names/lisa.asp
Meaning of "Lisa" Hebrew name
In Hebrew, the name Lisa means- Diminutive of Elisabeth or Elizabeth, from Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction.
Also a diminutive of Bethia (daughter or worshipper of God), and of Bethany, a New Testament village near Jerusalem..
I was also once told by someone that my name means 'sanctified by god'.
Interesting to think about...:-)
Savitri C:
My parents named me Maja because I was born in May
but I must admit - never have explored what does it mean so... this finding is very
interesting for me :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_(given_name)
Great topic, btw ...
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