Name meanings - what does your name mean

Here, I did this for fun and turns out your name choice may have been more appropriate than you originally intended. Well here it is:

ANDREW
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-droo *
From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from (aner) "man" (genitive (andros) "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.
lifted from behindthename.com

Just for shits and giggles:
I looked up Lex, which they tell me is the short from of Alexander. Which also comes from greek origins meaning "Defending man".
-Alexis, both female and male, are from the masculine name Alexius which is the latinized greek name meaning "defender" or "helper" There was a russian Czar (Tsar) who sported this name. And a byzantin king.

Kieron is from the Irish name Ciaran meaning "black".

HA!Haha, and Wren is actually a woman's name meaning "wren" as in the bird. I'm not suprised.

wow...i must be really bored...

ACK! I completely excluded Aaron Micheal, well here they are

Aaron- hebrew name of egyption origin meaning "exalted" or "high mountain"
Michael-derived from hebrew meaning "who is like god?".

Okay everyone has probably already done this for their name a thousand times, so I'm sorry, this is just really fun now. Now that I'm here, do you feel that you are accurately represented by your name. This should be it's own thread...

so now if anyone else comes along they can add their name meanings too

http://www.behindthename.com/

heres a site to start you off..........im gonna throw this open to everyone

WENDY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English Pronounced: WEN-dee [key]
Probably first used in J. M. Barrie's play 'Peter Pan' in 1904. It was from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend. However, there is some evidence that the name may have been used prior to the play, in which case it could be related to the Welsh name GWENDOLEN or other names beginning with gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Hi, Puer is is latin - it means 'boy'.

Amelie is from the German Amelia which means hard working,,,,Ha ha ha,,, wow, have they ever got that wrong.

AWESOME!! And so it became a thread under my nose.

Thanks Kieron :D

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Originally Posted by Wren

AWESOME!! And so it became a thread under my nose.

Thanks Kieron :D

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hope you didnt mind wren??? just thought it would give us ALL a chance to exchange name meanings!

adam lol suppose that must have a meanng too :D

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adam lol suppose that must have a meanng too :D

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go read the site i posted for a full meaning but you lucky so-in-so it basically means 'man'...........im not really surprised as in adam and eve

Private Perks is a Terry Pratchet (one of my fav authors) reference to a cross dressing girl who joins the army.

No hidden special meaning.

:D

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Originally Posted by Kieron Andrew

hope you didnt mind wren??? just thought it would give us ALL a chance to exchange name meanings!

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Of course I don't mind. I'm actually quite pleased. For once I have a fun thread to my name.

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Originally Posted by Wren

Of course I don't mind. I'm actually quite pleased. For once I have a fun thread to my name.

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also i hope you didnt mind me throw it out to everyone....

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Originally Posted by Kieron Andrew

also i hope you didnt mind me throw it out to everyone....

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Nope I don't mind. *dramatic music* this time. hehehe Really I don't mind.

SANDRA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, English, German

Pronounced: SAHN-drah (Italian), SAN-dra (English) [key]

Short form of ALESSANDRA. This is the middle name of the heroine in George Meredith's novel 'Sandra Belloni'.

Also has the meaning "defender of men" hmm

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Originally Posted by Sandra GG

SANDRA - Short form of ALESSANDRA. Also has the meaning "defender of men" hmm

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Cool thread, Wren (with a little help from Kieron).

Sandra, you have something in common here with Lex and myself. Our name, Alexis, also comes from Alexander which (depending on where you look it up) basically means defender of men or mankind. Pretty cool, huh? :thumbsup:

FYI to all: My first name (which I won't reveal here) means counselor and I think that goes well with the meaning of Alexis (my middle name). So put all together my name means "counselor and defender of mankind". I like that.

I guess it's not difficult to figure out what "Sparro" means, but I don't remember where Abraxas came from. :p

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Originally Posted by Puer

Hi, Puer is is latin - it means 'boy'.

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Puer! Where have you been?! Welcome back. :wave:

This is a cool thread. I looked up micheal and I swear it means "who is like god". I did not choose it for its meaning I chose it because I felt it went with Aaron.

TAMARA

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Тамара (Russian)
Pronounced: ta-MA-ra

Russian form of TAMAR. The name can also mean "spice" in Sanskrit.

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TAMAR

Gender: Feminine
Usage: Jewish, Biblical
Other Scripts: תָמָר (Hebrew)
Pronounced: TAH-mar (English), TAY-mar (English) [key]

Means "palm tree" in Hebrew. Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah in the Old Testament. Also in the Old Testament, this was the name of a daughter of David.

This is the first time I've seen the name Tamara be of Russian Origin :D (Isn't my real name though :p )

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Originally Posted by Tamara GG

The name can also mean "spice" in Sanskrit.

Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

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So . . . should we call you "spice" or "palm tree"? Or maybe Palm Tree Spice - too bad the Spice Girls disbanded. :tongueout

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Originally Posted by CaptLex

So . . . should we call you "spice" or "palm tree"? Or maybe Palm Tree Spice - too bad the Spice Girls disbanded. :tongueout

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Ooohh... you cheeky bugger :slap: :p

lol Capt i think thats you on Tea duty for the next month in the staff room

Ok my turn. I'm going to push this up a notch and go for both my names.

Mel- Both Masculine and Feminine
Usage- English

I chose it because my birth name is

Melissa which 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 the poem 'Orlando Furioso' by Ariosto.

I'm going to go just a bit further and check out the last names as well.
My married name means carpenter man in German.
Just a crazy fact, my maiden name is Holy and my mothers is Easter. So have some fun with that. :D

You pushed too far for me! Let's just say that a like to think of my name as "a goddess associated with witchcraft, tombs, demons and the underworld". Obtained by blending my ID name (hmm), my "would be" sister's name (Katerina) and our beloved Prime Minister wife's in the 80s (Corinne).

First Name:

DONNA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAHN-a

Means "lady" in Italian.

Middle Name:

LYNN
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN

From an English surname which derives from Welsh llyn "lake".

I suppose that makes me... The Lady of the Lake? ;)


Last Name:

MATTHEWS

My 'real' middle name is Matthew.

Like I said, not too exciting. It is what it is.


Love & Suff,
Donna

Marlena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Polish
Pronounced: mar-LEEN-a

Latinate form of Marlene, which is a blend of MARIA and MAGDALENE. Refers, therefore, to Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament. The name was first used by the German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, whose real name was Maria Magdalene von Losch.

Dahlstrom
Initially I made it up since it has a similar rythym to my male last name, but I've since discovered it's an actual last name. It translates as "valley (dahl) stream." 'Course I prefer to think of it as a corruption of "maelstrom" -- a whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence... :evil:

Wow, Marlena . . . so you're like Mary Magdalene, our Lady of the Valley Stream. Okay, maybe after my morning coffee that'll make more sense. :o

can i join ? pliiiss ¿¿?¿??¿

anyway i still dont get it, im sry im quite stupid lol. Do I have to explain the meaning of my name or can I explain the meanin´of my nik instead?

.....whatever.... Kirchein comes from the german word KIRCHEN which means "churches", i just choose it because its my surname. O.o. I love how it sounds (kirchein) although most ppl dont say it right (XD)

On the other foot, my "what my parents wanted name" means song or poem (nice i like heavy and my name is poem..weeiiirdd) and its a female name. For the moment Im looking for a neutrois,androgyne name but i still dont know which one to choose....maybe one day ill ask u 4 a little help. Anyway kirchein is neutrois, but is not a name OUCH!



soooo

VOTE KIRCHEIN, EAT COOKIES AND DONT WATCH TOO MUCH TV. byez :eek:

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anyway i still dont get it, im sry im quite stupid lol. Do I have to explain the meaning of my name or can I explain the meanin´of my nik instead?

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Whichever you like or both.

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Originally Posted by Kirchein

.....whatever.... Kirchein comes from the german word KIRCHEN which means "churches", i just choose it because its my surname. O.o. I love how it sounds (kirchein) although most ppl dont say it right (XD)

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That's cool - how do you pronounce it (don't want to say it wrong)?

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That's cool - how do you pronounce it (don't want to say it wrong)?

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mms I dont know if id be able to explain it right, cos here in spain we dont learn phonetic transcription, but ill try:

KIRCHEIN = /KIrHain....(kirjain)

anyway i also aceppt that ppl call me kirshein, kirchein (not kirjain)...just kir..only k (but thats quite frustrating lol)

i hope i´ve explained it good :). bai

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Originally Posted by Kirchein

KIRCHEIN = /KIrHain....(kirjain)

anyway i also aceppt that ppl call me kirshein, kirchein (not kirjain)...just kir..only k (but thats quite frustrating lol)

i hope i´ve explained it good :). bai

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Yeah, I think I got it. Cool avatar, by the way. :thumbsup:

Hey great thread.

And though I didn't know when I chose the name to join this site, I think I couldn't have choosen an more appropriate one for me.

Marla

Gender: Feminie
Usage: English
Pronounced: Hm ??? ... you know better. I guess: Marla

Shortened variant of MARLENE

Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, English
Pronounced: MAHR-leen

Blend of MARIA and MAGDALENE. Refers, therefore, to Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament. The name was first used by the German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, whose real name was Maria Magdalene von Losch.

Originally choosen because of Marla Glen a F2M, I just realized that it is related to Marlene Dietrich a German actress working in the US and showing herself as F2M without hiding her gender.

As I am M2F it is a bit the other way round :D


S

Usage: German, English and some other

Actually choosen randomly, I think it stands for "SO WHAT !"

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Originally choosen because of Marla Glen a F2M

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Thanks for the link, Marla - very cool suit! :D

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Wow, Marlena . . . so you're like Mary Magdalene, our Lady of the Valley Stream.

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Well I aspire to be a Sister of Perpetual Indugence.... :tongueout

Hi, I'm glad that my name (Robin) is both male and female, it makes it easier that way!

Hi, I'm new, glad to find this forum!:happy:

Welcome to the forum. There are great people here.

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SHE-na, is Celtic/Gaelic for God is Gracious.:happy:

Okay...the meaning of my name sucks!!! lol

Taylor

The cutter of cloth

Aint got a clue what my name means and wouldn't know where to find out, no doubt it something real sad too :-(