The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name

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Subject: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 14:57

What is the origin/s and meaning/s of your first name?

I believe my first name is Hebrew for Princess as is my sisters name lol

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 14:59

I don't know what Jennifer is for but my real name is vietnamese for Phoenix. heh

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 14:59

ooo, we did something like this for a school project.... My first name was a town or city in France in Mideval times, I think. I don't think it has any real meaning The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name 436937

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Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:00

My forename is a meaning of adored I believe from Latin

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:06

Hm my first name means 'hidden' ... and my middle name means 'life.'

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:14

My first name means precious stone and its English.

My middle name of Lynn means from the lake and its Celtic/Gaelic

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:14

Eloise- not sure what it means...I just know it's frnech...and is the title of a rather cheesy song by the damned

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:17

My name means 'loved one', I believe.

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:18

The name Eloise is of French origin. Its meaning is, "intelligent, smart

heeh thats good!

Hmm Jennifer mean fair phantom... confused

isn't that just a nice way of saying pale ghost? lol maybe I should choose another name..hmm

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:24

Eloise meaning intelligent, smart?!?! o.o That must be wrong :P lol

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 15:26

yep yep thats what it says online..and if guys if you're looking for a name I think Quinlan is nice...it mean descent of the handsome man LoL

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Holly
English
means Plant with red berries

So original, huh? lol

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 16:59

Marie doesn't really mean anything but its the french form of the name of the Mother of God

Christiane means Christian XD so I have a really religious name I believe lol

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Nov 20 2006, 17:02

Eryn~Peaceful; or one with the peace. (not so me)

Shay~Immature teen girl (no joke either, I looked up it's arabic roots.)

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 09:28

Helen means torch in greek :D

Quote :: Marie doesn't really mean anything but its the french form of the name of the Mother of God

I looked it up marie and it says 'sea of bitterness' lol

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 11:18

rofl nice XD I'm a Christian sea of bitterness rofl

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 11:20

lol and I'm a percious stone from the lake XD

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 14:02

Well, my name Rachel has two meanings.

The actual meaning is: innocent ewe/lamb

haha, me=innocent? Right

But there is a second-probably more realistic-it's something Emma and I came up with, well, okay mostly Emma-anyways, the second meaning is...

evil.

XD

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 14:05

*nods* It does!

I honestly have no idea what my own name means. XD Typical...right? XD

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Quote :: EMMA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch

Pronounced: EM-a (English) [key]
Derived from Germanic ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". This name was borne by the mother of Edward the Confessor and by an 11th-century German saint. This is also the name of the central character, the matchmaker Emma Woodhouse, in Jane Austen's novel 'Emma'.

There you are emma The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name 436937

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 14:19

Lisa is English/American meaning bright!

Lise is Hebrew meaning my God is a vow

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 14:28

I remember seeing that my name (Carolina) meant a song, a melody, or something like that XD

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Nov 21 2006, 14:37

Here's you skully:

Quote :: CAROLINA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English

Pronounced: kahr-o-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), KER-o-lien-a (English) [key]
Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.

Quote :: CAROLUS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of CHARLES

Quote :: CHARLES

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: CHAHR-ulz (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 the name is derived from the common Germanic element heri meaning "army, warrior". The most noteworthy bearer of this name was Charles the Great, commonly known as Charlemagne, a king of the Franks who came to rule over most of Europe. Several Holy Roman Emperors bore this name, as well as kings of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Hungary. Other famous bearers include naturalist Charles Darwin who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution, and novelist Charles Dickens who wrote such works as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Cities'.

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Wed Nov 22 2006, 03:21

Kieran is gaelic and I think it means dark something!

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Wed Nov 22 2006, 06:28

"Carola: Strong. A feminine form of Charles which originated in the 17th century."

Psssssh.. :D

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Wed Nov 22 2006, 06:31

lol Amy, isn't behindthename a nice site? :P

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Wed Nov 22 2006, 14:01

LOL Hi Marie the christan sea of bitterness,

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Nov 23 2006, 06:35

"Whole" and "Universal" Ok I have no idea what thats supposed to mean I just hope its good. I love my name, its so kool! Too bad theres like 4 other Emmas on this site. How dare they steal my name :suspect:

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Nov 23 2006, 09:25

XD Well if it makes you feel better other Emma...only people online call me by my real first name. Everyone irl calls me by my middle name, Bailey.:D Just because I can't stand the name "Emma" it's used way too much.

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Dec 04 2006, 12:33

Hah, mine's a character from Lord of the Rings - no, it isn't Arwen or Galadriel - and it means "Sun Star". I guess everyone can figure it out now The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name 436937

My middle name is Rose. Ooh, I wonder what that means?

::purr::

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Fri Dec 08 2006, 15:37

well actually, Katie is just my nickname noone actually calls me by my first name excpet my grandma and she uses my first and middle it means pure, can u guess what it is

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Sun Mar 04 2007, 16:13

My first name means Victory in Latin, cuz my name is Victoria!

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Tue Apr 10 2007, 13:40

My first name is Greek and means pure

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Sat Apr 14 2007, 18:24

well lily is a flower
...but i guess that's kind of obvious

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Sat Apr 21 2007, 20:55

i dont know what my name stands for my grandma once tried to tell me but i zoned out lol

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Sat Apr 21 2007, 23:43

My name is of latin origin and means unknown

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Sun Apr 22 2007, 00:03

Kathleen means Pure, and my middle name means Laurel.

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Dec 06 2007, 09:47

Polly: The name Polly is an adaptation of the name Mary so, [Hebrew] 'Bitterness' although although hebrew in its orgin has become one of the most consistently popular names for girls since the Christian era.

Source: The modern Book of Baby Names by Hilary Spence

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Dec 06 2007, 14:15

My first name means... ahh, theres a lot...

Quote :: From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name ‘Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from ‘εκατερος (hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess HECATE; it could be related to Greek αικια (aikia) "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". The Romans associated it with Greek καθαρος (katharos) "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.
The name belonged to a 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. Another saint by this name was Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic. This name was also borne by two empresses of Russia, including Catherine the Great, and by three of Henry VIII's wives.

so it could mean pure... or torture? haha, thats werid

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Dec 06 2007, 14:32

Kate- my name is Kathleen too, but everyone has called me Katie since forever.....lol, it means pure

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Dec 06 2007, 15:10

ok.. thanks! haha, that whole thing had just confused me XD

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Thu Dec 06 2007, 16:00

We'll I technically have two first names (parents couldn't decide which one to call me so they compromised and named me both, go figure.)

But I think for confusions sake I'll just get the definition for the one I go by xD

Kaylee: Variant of Katherine. 'Pure. ' Variant of Kay and Kayla 'keeper of the keys; pure. The origin of the name Kaylee is American, and the meaning is closely related to the name Chaeli - Which translates into Who is Like God. It is also closely related to Kelly which stands for - Strong One, Warrior or War.

Strange, so it means Pure, Keeper of the Keys, Who is Like God & Strong One or Warrior. Interesting.

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Sun Dec 16 2007, 03:32

Amy

Meaning: Beloved. Also a nickname from Amelia.

Origin: Old French

Alternatives: Aimee, Aimee (French), Amata (Italian, Spanish), Ami, Amia, An-lie.

Nicknames: - (i'll do this one ) AG

~AG

Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Mon Apr 07 2008, 16:46

Well, apparently Samantha means...

Quote :: Origin and Meaning of the Name Samantha

Gender: Girl
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Origin: Aramaic
Meaning: Listener
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Origin: English
Meaning: Listener
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Pronunciation: (sah MAN tha)
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Form of: Samuel

And then I had to look up Elana, hehehe:

Quote :: Origin and Meaning of the Name Elana

Gender: Girl
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Origin: Greek
Meaning: Torch; bright light
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Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Tree
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Pronunciation: (ee LAH nah)
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Form of: Ilana

So...I'm a listening Aramaic/Greek/English/Hebrew glowing tree XD

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Subject: Re: The Origins and Meanings of Your First Name Wed Apr 09 2008, 07:42

I think my name means 'Pure'.

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