Name Meanings

[Jeanette X]

Give me a name, and I will tell you the origin and the meaning.

For example, my name, Jeanette, is the pet form of the French name "Jeanne". "Jeanne" is the modern French version of "Jehanne", which is the Old French feminine form of "Johannes", which was the Latin form of the Greek name "Ioannes", itself derived from the Hebrew name "Yochanan", meaning, "Yahweh is gracious."

"Roger" is less complicated. It means "famous spear", and it comes from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "ger" (spear). The Normans introduced this name to Britain.

Who wants me to find the meaning of their name?

[Sam]

Pick Sam!!! I wanna know!

[HickMan]

Clayton. I hate my name :( .

[soundtest]

What does the name Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=name+meanings) mean? :lol

[Spectre X]

Sef

[Sethomas]

I don't recall his name, but a 19th century mathematician coined the term "google" to refer to 10^100. It was his nephew's idea. Likewise, a googleplex is 10^1000.

[whoreable]

actually i think it is spelled Googol. But thats what they based it on, just spelled wrong

[FS]

The way I always remember it, a googol is a 1 with a hundred zeroes, and googolplex is a 1 with a googol zeroes. Is that right?

edit: er, yeah, googol. "google" is probably just a cutesy spelling of it.

[AChimp]

I think they just came up with a name, and it happened to be Google. :/

Anyways, my name means "who is like the Lord" or something like that. :(

[Jeanette X]

Sam is the short form of Samuel. Samuel is from the Biblical name Shemu'el, which means either "Name of God" or "God has heard".

Clayton comes from an Old English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "clay settlement."

[James]

I've been dealing with name meanings myself, for my story I'm working on.

What's funny is I picked a few names, and didn't look at the meanings until way down the line. And eerily enough, the meanings have an incredible amount in common with the characters. :chatter

[The Retro Kat]

My last name is named after a Scottish battle, and it means "bald dove" in latin.

[Rongi]

John :o

I like my name :(

[Jeanette X]

John is the English version of Yochanan.

[Rongi]

What does that mean :(?

[Esuohlim]

I'd like to know the meanings of the following "names". (air quotes)

Blaine
Brent
Tucker
Rodney
Clifford

I feel sorry for anyone with these names.

[UnDeath]

Ean I think means God is gracious, or Gracious gift from God. I find it fittingly ironic. :)

[Jeanette X]

What does that mean :(?

See the first post on this thread.

Blaine: A Scottish surname meaning "Servant of Blaan". I don't know what Blaan means. :( In Irish Gaelic Blaine can mean "thin". Blane can mean "chief" or "leader" in Celtic, that might be it.

Brent: A English surname derived from a place name meaning "hill" in Celtic.

Tucker: An English surname derived from the Old English word "tucian" meaning "folder of cloth."

Rodney: An English surname originally derived from an Old English place name meaning "Hroda's island". Hroda's is a Germanic name that means "fame".

Clifford: An English surname originally derived from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English.

[CastroMotorOil]

Andrew

[Jeanette X]

Andrew is from the Greek word "Andros", which means "man".

Ean is the Manx form of John.

[executioneer]

I already know what my name means :o

-willie

[Kitty of Doom]

Kristin

I like my name except everyone always spells it wrong :(

[Jeanette X]

Kristen is a varient of Christine, which means 'follower of Christ".

[Generator86]

Could you please look up Jeremy and Travis for me? Much obliged, Jeanette.

[Wiffles]

Wiffrain
Oh please tell me ^_^

[Cap'n Crunch]

Wiffrain means molested child.

My name is Matt. Look up Matt.

[Jeanette X]

Jeremy: Variant of Jeremiah, which is the English version of Yirmeyahu, a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh has uplifted."
Travis: Derived from the Old French word traverse, which means "to cross". It is from a surname that originally meant "toll-taker".
Wiffrain: A variant of the name Wiffles, which means "He who annoys with made-up names".
Matt: Short form of Matthew, which is the English form of Matthaios, which in turn was the Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu, which means "Gift of Yahweh".

[Wiffles]

Wiffrain: A variant of the name Wiffles, which means "He who annoys with made-up names".


You got me, babe =/

[Mockery]

"Roger" is less complicated. It means "famous spear", and it comes from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "ger" (spear). The Normans introduced this name to Britain.

Yeah, I got your famous spear right here...
:wank

[UnDeath]

hmm... I knew you looked familiar from somewhere? What films feature your, uh, work?

[Yep.]

My name, Kris, means "christ bringer" cause i comes through with the christ. My dad's a mofuckin pastor too. What!?? What Then Sucka?!?!?!?
Internet+alcahol=this post

[Spectre X]

my name is Sef, do Sef. :)

[mischief]

Tara - tell me please :)

[FS]

Scooter, Jughead, or Drakely.

[LegoLars]

My names, Lars, Erik and Bonde.
I would love if you would like to check 'em up.

[HickMan]

I want to know what Jeddiah, Adolf, Lawanda, and Shaq mean. >:


:lol @ Mockery.

[Kurodo]

I looked up my own name. :o

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghlas, which meant "dark river" or "blood river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river". Douglas was originally a river name, the site of a particularly bloody battle, which then became a Scottish surname. The surname belonged to a powerful line of Scottish earls. :eek :(

[Esuohlim]

or Drakely.

:lol

Look up Wolfgang, Micah, and Dmitry.

[Jeanette X]

Sef is the name of an Egyptian lion god. It also means "yesterday".

Tara has two meanings. In Sanskrit, it means "star", and is the name a Hindu/Buddhist astral goddess.
Tara is also the Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic.

I can't find the name Drakely in any of my sources, but I can find "Drake", which is Latin for both "dragon" and "male duck". I suspect that Gothy-poo's parent's decided to create the name themselves from Drake.

The name Lars is the Scandinavian form of the name Laurence, which comes from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "of Laurentum". Laurentum was a city in ancient Italy, and its name probably is from the Latin word laurus, meaning "laurel". The laurel was sacred to the god Apollo and symbolizes victory and achievement.

Erik means "ever-ruling", and is derived from the Old Norse word elements ei (ever) and rikr (ruling).

I could not find the name Bonde in my sources, but I did find the name Bond, which it may be derived from. Bond is Old English and it means "tiller of the soil". I think that Bonde probably does come from Bond, as Old English was very closely related to the Scandinavian language family.

Hickman, did you mean Jeddiah or Jedidiah?

Adolf is the modern German form of the Germanic name Adalwulf, Adal meaning "noble" and wulf meaning "wolf".

Lawanda was created by African Americans and has no known meaning, although the name element "Wanda" could be interpreted for meaning.

Shaq is the short form of Shaquille, which means "handsome" in Arabic.

Wolfgang comes from the Germanic elements wulf (meaning wolf) and gang (meaning path).

Micah is a Biblical name that means "Who is like Yahweh?" in Hebrew.

Dmitry is the Russian form of the Latin name Demetrius, which comes from the Greek name Demetrios, which means "from Demeter" or "loving Demeter". Demeter was the Greek goddess of the harvest, and her name means "Earth Mother".

[Spectre X]

wow, my name's got two meanings.

It was originally derived from Joseph.

[HickMan]

"Hickman, did you mean Jeddiah or Jedidiah?"

Both I guess. :/

[Jeanette X]

Jedidiah is a Biblical name that means "Beloved of Yahweh" in Hebrew.

[liquidstatik]

DANNY m English
Pronounced: DAN-ee
Pet form of DANIEL

DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
Pronounced: DAN-yul (English), dan-YEL (French)
From the Hebrew name Daniyel meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe, Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli, and American frontiersman Daniel Boone.

[Skulhedface]

Damn, I was about to ask that too, but you beat me to it.

Anyone that pronounces my name with a French accent will be served a heaping helping of knuckle sandwich, followed with a warm glass of shut the hell up :lol

I did however already know it meant "God is my judge." But sadly, my parents didn't name me after something like that... no, it was a fucking Elton John song.

[AChimp]

I've always wanted to know what "Japinder" means.

[liquidstatik]

I did however already know it meant "God is my judge." But sadly, my parents didn't name me after something like that... no, it was a fucking Elton John song.
:lol I had a friend, her name was Crystal, and her parents named her after Crystal Meth.

[Esuohlim]

I remember a friend of mine in 5th grade named Sky. He had three siblings with hippie names as well. :(

[UnDeath]

I did however already know it meant "God is my judge." But sadly, my parents didn't name me after something like that... no, it was a fucking Elton John song.
:lol I had a friend, her name was Crystal, and her parents named her after Crystal Meth.
One of my friends is named Crystal, and her sisters are named Brandy and Sheri, I believe.

[Jeanette X]

Japinder is a Sikh name meaning "In appreciation of God".

[AChimp]

Japinder is such a dumb name. :rolleyes

Anyways, my cousin and his girlfriend just had a baby and they named her Jasmine. My first thought was, "what? are they expecting her to be fat?" :lol

[Rev. Danno]

DANNO m English
Pronounced: DAN-oh
No pet form

DANNO m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical

Pronounced: DAN-oh (English), dan-Nu (French)
From the Hebrew name Dannu meaning "Drunk as mule". Danno was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Danno in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Sodom, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's things. The book also presents Daniel's four favorite things to drink. Famous bearers of this name include...That guy on Hawaii 50, & that's it.

[DecapitatedHate]

George

[Tropical]

I wonder where Jim came from :rolleyes

[Jeanette X]

George is from the Greek name Georgios, itself from the Greek word Georgos meaning "Earth Worker" or "Farmer".

Jim is a nickname for James, which is derived from the Latin Jacomus, which is from the name Iakobos, the Greek version of Jacob. Jacob is from the Hebrew name Yaakov, means "Takes by the heel" or "Supplanter".

[Protoclown]

I'm an American, honey. Our names don't mean shit.

[whoreable]

When I was at best buy this morning buying a dvd the lady kept calling me honey and sweety and baby. I swear to god I wanted to punch her in the face >:

[Zomboid]

...Luc >:

[Jeanette X]

Luc? As in Lucas or Luke?

[Zomboid]

As in luke.

[Protoclown]

My name means "healing" or "healer". How ironic.

[Jeanette X]

Luke is from the Greek name Loukas which meant "From Luciana". Luciana was a region in Italy.

[Esuohlim]

Isn't there any real names that aren't derived from anything? You know, just based on whim, and ones that aren't Hippie names like Sioux or Cumulonimbus? >:

[Jeanette X]

Sure. There are plenty. But most are derived from something.

[Professor Cool]

Brandon.....

[Captain Robo]

My first name is George (Farmer) and my last name means "To be born/reborn"

[Rongi]

I thought you left forever :|

[Esuohlim]

I've invented the greatest palindrome ever.

Ignore Rongi

You should have thought of that one before you arranged "Groin" around in the way you did. :(

[Rongi]

There's no e at the end of my name

Stupid >:

[Esuohlim]

ARE YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RULES OF PALINDROMES? >: >:

[Rongi]

pal·in·drome

A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward

>:

[Esuohlim]

Ever hear "Madam, I'm Adam"? >:

[Rongi]

Ever hear "Admit defeat, bitch" >:?

[Sam]

Racecar

[Esuohlim]

Ever hear "Admit defeat, bitch" >:?

You actually think you fucking won?

Here: http://www.palindromelist.com

If that isn't convincing enough, then you are an idiot.

[Rongi]

:rolleyes

[Esuohlim]

Ignore Rongi. >:

[Rongi]

Now I get it :(

[Jeanette X]

Brandon.....

Brandon is a surname derived from a place name that meant "hill covered with broom plant" in Old English.

[Professor Cool]

broom plant! :)

[The Retro Kat]

Do what it says Malcolm means, please.

[Jeanette X]

Malcolm comes from the Scottish words Mael Coluim, which mean "Disciple of St. Columba". Columba means "dove" in late Roman.

[The Retro Kat]

I love you Jeanette.

[GnrySgtHartman]

Zane.

[drumaster]

stephen

[pjalne]

I could not find the name Bonde in my sources, but I did find the name Bond, which it may be derived from. Bond is Old English and it means "tiller of the soil". I think that Bonde probably does come from Bond, as Old English was very closely related to the Scandinavian language family.

That's actually pretty much dead on, 'bonde' is Scandinavian for 'farmer'. Or maybe there's a different word for farmer in Sweden?

My name's Per Arne, and I'm pretty sure it means Cliff/Rock Eagle. Per is a short version of Peder/Peter (biblical), and Arne is Norse.

I knew this Croatian-Norwegian-American guy called Vinko Sindelar. Apparently, it means 'king of the hill'.

[n00bward]

Paul if you would please.

[LegoLars]

I love you jeanette. :)

[Jeanette X]

I love you guys too. :)
Stephen: From the Greek Stephanos, meaning crown.
Paul: from the Roman family name "Paulus", which means "small" or "humble" in Latin.
Zane: One of my sources says it is a Danish surname of unknown meaning, another says that it is another version of Yochanan (see first post).

[Rongi]

My mum named me after John Lenon :o. And my middle name is Paul :o. She told me something about my name being universal...what the hell does that mean o.O

[pjalne]

It means you can move to pretty much every country in the world, and your name will still look normal to the natives.

[Rongi]

That's pretty cool. Too bad I don't do much traveling :(

[n00bward]

Paul: from the Roman family name "Paulus", which means "small" or "humble" in Latin.
So my full name would mean humble carpenter/cabinetmaker. LOL :(

[Sam]

How about Nelson?

[Jeanette X]

So my full name would mean humble carpenter/cabinetmaker. LOL :(

"Humble carpenter"...like Jesus, I guess.

Nelson is from an English surname meaning "Son of Neil". Neil is from the Gaelic name Niall, which may mean either "champion" or "cloud".

[Rongi]

Everyone else gets cool name meanings like "jesus" and "champion" and stuff and my name means gracious or something. This sucks >: :(

[Jeanette X]

Your name means "God's gracious gift" Rongi. I think that is a nice meaning. There are worse things your name could mean. Besides, you can tell me your middle name and maybe I can find the meaning of that.

[timrpgland]

I've heard my name means "honouring God"

From the Greek word timan "to honour" and theos "god."

Then my last name is Son of William... YAY

[Zosimus]

Jeanette, what does Xenia and Phillip mean, (I been told there is some relation to Xena)?

[UnDeath]

what aboot Shane?

[Sam]

So I guess my first and middle name together are like "God's Champion" or something of the sort?

I find that interesting.

[Jeanette X]

So I guess my first and middle name together are like "God's Champion" or something of the sort?

Yep.

Xenia means "hospitality" or "guest" in Greek. Xena is listed as a variant. Xena and Xenia could also be derived from the Greek word Xenos, meaning "foreigner" or "stranger".
Phillip is from the Greek name Philippos, which means "Friend of horses" (philos meaning friend and hippos meaning horse)
Shane is an Anglicized form of Sean, which is the Irish form of John.

[Rongi]

Your name means "God's gracious gift" Rongi. I think that is a nice meaning. There are worse things your name could mean. Besides, you can tell me your middle name and maybe I can find the meaning of that.

My middle name was mentioned before, I think. It's Paul ( after Paul McCarteny and the pope :( ). That is a cool name meaning come to think of it :o

[Zosimus]

Thank you for taking the time Jeanette that was totally cool of you :kiss

Incidently I think your (user) name means = "Genetics". Please don't rupture your lung laughing at that one! :rolleyes :P

[Jeanette X]

Thank you for taking the time Jeanette that was totally cool of you :kiss
My pleasure. :)