What Does Your Name Mean :O >

[benjirofl]

http://www.behindthename.com/ - Find The Definition Of Your Name :D ! Mine -Matt/ Short form of MATTHEW - English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu which meant "gift of God". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. :D Post Yours

[[Chris]]

christopher -

Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". Christopher was the legendary saint who carried the young Jesus across a river. He is the patron saint of travellers. Another famous bearer was Christopher Columbus, the explorer who reached the West Indies in the 15th century.

[issaa.]

CLARISSA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Portuguese

Pronounced: kla-RIS-a (English) [key]
Latinate form of CLARICE

Clarice ew.

[benjirofl]

Wow ! ... -- Calrissa :p - Name Rockz,,

[Charles]

Lol.
Charles;
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 ****ens who wrote such works as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Citie

[SHEEPY]

Ryan

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rian". The given name Rian probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

[Toes]

I'm boring :(

DAWN :P

Means simply "dawn" from the English word, derived from Old English dagung.

[benjirofl]

Rofl Dagung ???

[James!]

English form of the Late Latin Jacomus which was derived from Iakobos, the New Testament Greek form of Ya'aqov (see JACOB). This is the name of two apostles in the New Testament. The first was Saint James the Greater, the apostle John's brother, who was beheaded by Herod Agrippa in the Book of Acts. The second was James the Lesser, son of Alphaeus. Another James (known as James the Just) is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus. Kings of England and Scotland have borne this name. Other famous bearers include the inventor of the steam engine James Watt, the explorer Captain James Cook, and the novelist and poet James Joyce.

[Polly-alyssa]

christopher -

Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". Christopher was the legendary saint who carried the young Jesus across a river. He is the patron saint of travellers. Another famous bearer was Christopher Columbus, the explorer who reached the West Indies in the 15th century.

My brothers name is christoper. Anyway my name:

Charlotte


Gender: Feminine Usage: French, English Pronounced: SHAHR-laht (English), shar-LOT (French) [key] (http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php)
French feminine pet form of CHARLES (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=charles). A notable bearer was Charlotte Bronte, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters and the author of 'Jane Eyre' and 'Villette'.

I pronounce my name Shar-lot, more like the french lol.

[Scriptermone]

JOE
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JO [key]

Short form of JOSEPH. Five famous sports figures who have had this name are boxers Joe Louis and Joe Frazier, baseball player Joe DiMaggio, and football quarterbacks Joe Namath and Joe Montana.

[Toes]

Rofl Dagung ???

I want that name now!!!! Dawn is boring.... call me Dagung for now on!

[benjirofl]

Hey Dagung <3

[Rou]

LIAM

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: LEE-am [key]
Irish short form of WILLIAM

Means im William Walace

[iluvben]

ÉAMONN
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: AY-mon [key]

Irish form of EDMUND


Or this one lols

EAMON
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Variant of ÉAMONN

[benjirofl]

Coooooool !

[DaveTaylor]

Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles ****ens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.

Thing is i am jewish

[Toes]

Hey Dagung <3

Hey Matt ;) <3 Where the hell is Urg? I want to live in a funkeh place to go with my funkeh name!

[benjirofl]

Hey Matt ;) <3
How Dya Do ?

[Toes]

How Dya Do ?

Good, good.

Anyways Where the hell is Urg? I want to live in a funkeh place to go with my funkeh name!

[benjirofl]

Rofl,,How About Funkytown ??

[Charlie]

Haven't read this thread. If my name is done then sorry


CHARLOTTE
Gender: Feminine Usage: French, English Pronounced: SHAHR-laht (English), shar-LOT (French)
French feminine pet form of CHARLES.

[Charles]

Haven't read this thread. Sorry if my name is done then sorry


CHARLOTTE
Gender: Feminine Usage: French, English Pronounced: SHAHR-laht (English), shar-LOT (French)
French feminine pet form of CHARLES.
Yay, your name is close to mine. Feminine version ;D

[Charlie]

Yay, your name is close to mine. Feminine version ;D

:o Your Charles then?

[Charles]

:o Your Charles then?
Yeah. Sure are.

[Tash.]

NATASHA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Russian, English

Other Scripts: Н*т*ш* (Russian)

Pronounced: na-TASH-a [key]

Russian pet form of NATALIE. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace'.

Hah how boring </3

[Yasmine]

Yasmine/Jasmine

From Persian Yasmin, the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes.

[Toes]

Rofl,,How About Funkytown ??

Yeah me and you living in a cottage by the sea. Long walks on the beach....

[Grindie]

Mine's not on there - Someone find the meaning of the name Elliot for me :(

[Wayne]

From an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker", derived from Old English "wagon". Use as a first name can be partly attributed to the popularity of the actor John Wayne. Another famous bearer is Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky, likely the greatest in the history of his sport.

[Wayne]

Variant of ELLIOT.

Elliot - A famous bearer of the surname was T. S. Eliot, an Anglo-American poet and dramatist, the writer of 'The Waste Land'.

[Jordan3]

JORDAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JOR-dan [key]

From the name of a river flowing between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is Yarden, and it is derived from yarad meaning "descend" or "flow down". John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name after crusaders brought back water from the river to baptize their children.

[JackHb]

JACK

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JAK [key]
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval pet form of JOHN. American writers Jack London and Jack Kerouac were two famous bearers of this name.

[issaa.]

JACK

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JAK [key]
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval pet form of JOHN. American writers Jack London and Jack Kerouac were two famous bearers of this name. Im gonna call you Jankin now kaii.

[velvet]

JADE
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JAYD [key]

Simply means "jade" from the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is probably derived from the Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) colic", relating to the belief that jade could cure colic.

[Fruitbox.]

KATIE
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KAY-tee [key]

Pet form of KATE

[Cassie]

no match lol

o wait no LMAO :


CASSANDRA
Gender: Feminine Usage: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized) Pronounced: ka-SAN-dra [key] (http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php)
From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros)). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.http://www.behindthename.com/images/icons/graph.gif (http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=cassandra) Popularity (http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=cassandra)
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[Embean]

EMILY
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: EM-i-lee [key]

Medieval feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). The British writer Emily Bronte, author of 'Wuthering Heights', and the American poet Emily ****inson are two famous bearers of this name.


EMMY
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: EM-ee [key]

Pet form of EMMA or EMILY
[Not when I'm older it's not <3]

[ASHFELT]

ASHLEY
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: ASH-lee [key]

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree clearing" in Old English.

that is strange........... :P

[MsTanya]

TANYA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Russian, English

Other Scripts: Т*ня (Russian)

Pronounced: TAHN-ya, TAN-ya [key]

Russian pet form of TATIANA

[Rashelly]

RACHEL
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical

Pronounced: RAY-chel (English), ra-SHEL (French) (<-Hence why I got lumbered with the nickname Rashelly at school...Kinda stuck :p)

Means "ewe" in Hebrew. She was the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin in the Old Testament.

[Herman]

HERMAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Slovene

Pronounced: HUR-men [key]

Means "army man", derived from the Germanic element heri "army" combined with man "man". A famous bearer was Herman Melville, the author who wrote 'Moby Di'ck'.

[benjirofl]

Cool,,

[benjirofl]

Mine's not on there - Someone find the meaning of the name Elliot for me :(

Elliot : From a medieval Norman surname that derived from the first name ELIAS. :D

[Jane]

JANE
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JAYN [key]

English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Johannes (see JOHN). Jane Austen was the British novelist who wrote 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice' among other works. Also, the central character in Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' bears this name.

great.

[Groovy]

LYNDSEY

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: LINDZ-ee [key]
Variant of LINDSAY

[Achieve]

BETHANY
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: BETH-a-nee [key]

Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name. In the New Testament Bethany was the town where Lazarus lived

[-:Undertaker:-]

DANIEL
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical

Pronounced: DAN-yul (English), dan-YEL (French) [key]

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.

[Mr.Sam]

SAM (2)

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Literature

Pronounced: SAM [key]
The name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings'. His full first name was Samwise meaning "half wise" in Old English (the language used by Tolkien to represent the old hobbit speech).


I'm a hobbit x)

[Dupion]

RYAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: RIE-an [key]

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rian". The given name Rian probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).


IM A KING YAY

[Colourful™]

From the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros)). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century

[Webhamster]

RYAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: RIE-an [key]

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rian". The given name Rian probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

[Dupion]

RYAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: RIE-an [key]

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rian". The given name Rian probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

OMGS LYK U GOT THE SAME NAME AS ME.
and RIE-an, I was like wth as I read it.

[Dominic]

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: DAHM-in-ik [key]

From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars.

[Neversoft1]

Christopher
Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". Christopher was the legendary saint who carried the young Jesus across a river. He is the patron saint of travellers. Another famous bearer was Christopher Columbus, the explorer who reached the West Indies in the 15th century

[benjirofl]

Kwl...

[:.:LordJames:.:]

kool thats wel good

[Demynx]

Miguel:
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: Mee-gel
Name: Spanish Word for MICHEAL

[benjirofl]

Brilliant

[al123]

From the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros)). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century

said it all

[Reeceykins]

My Last name is Murdoch and it means sea warrior or something

[Pronounced]

Luke

From the Greek name Λουκας (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania". Lucania was a region in Italy. Saint Luke, the author of the third Gospel and Acts in the New Testament, was a doctor who travelled in the company of Saint Paul.

[Faye]

omgawsh im hurt , mine only says the meaning is
Variant of FAY (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=fay)
even though i know for a fact its french for fairy :@

[kasi]

CASSANDRA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Pronounced: ka-SAN-dra [key]

From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros)). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.

[NIKKEE]

WELL
The first meaning I got was
Beautiful sexy, everything you could ever want in a girl.
And I'm not even kidding!
But It means victory of the people
And somethings say its Greek and others say its French.
:]

[Scorpio]

Name: Jared
Gender: Male
Meaning: Rose and Servant in Hebrew

OMGAWSH, ~Waits for laughs~

[OMGitsaROSS]

ROSS
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: RAWS [key]

From a surname which meant "promontory" in Gaelic, originally belonging to someone who lived on a headland. A famous bearer of the surname was Sir James Clark Ross, an Antarctic explorer.

[Isoelectric]

MICHAEL

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical

Pronounced: MIE-kul [key]
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mika'el) which meant "who is like God?". This is the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.


Ah, im like god <33

[Kasabian]

THOMAS Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/eng.php), French (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/fre.php), German (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ger.php), Dutch (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/dut.php), Scandinavian (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/sca.php), Biblical (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl.php)
Pronounced: TAHM-as (English), TOM-as (English), to-MA (French), TOM-ahs (German) [key] (http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php)
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin". In the New Testament he was the apostle who doubted the resurrected Jesus. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Famous bearers of this name include philosopher and theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas, philosopher Thomas Hobbes, inventor Thomas Edison, American president Thomas Jefferson, and novelist Thomas Hardy.



TOM Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/eng.php)
Pronounced: TAHM [key] (http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php)
Short form of THOMAS (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=thomas). Tom Sawyer was the main character in several of Mark Twain's novels.


:D Lol, Interesting read for you all <3.

[Rawr]

<3 was not found in this database. How roode! :o

Matthew
English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.

Wow I was a tax collector! :D

[Behkey]

REBECCA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Biblical

Pronounced: re-BEK-a [key]

From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name. This was the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament.


What an exciting meaning.

[Axel]

Jack -

Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval pet form of JOHN. American writers Jack London and Jack Kerouac were two famous bearers of this name.

[Allan]

ALAN Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/eng.php), Scottish (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/sco.php)
Pronounced: AL-an [key] (http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php)
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. It was introduced to England by Bretons after the Norman invasion. Famous modern bearers include Alan Shepard, the first American in space and the fifth man to walk on the moon, and Alan Turing, a British mathematician and computer scientist.

Pl0x have in mind, my name's Allan and that i'm Scottish.

[cocaine]

Thanks for this <3, my name is also Matthew.

Matthew
English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.

[Kardan]

Aiden (Redirected to Aidan)
Aidan (Got told it was an 'Anglicized form of AODHÁN')
AODHÁN (Irish and scottish: From the old Irish name Áedán, a pet form of Áed (see AODH). This was the name of an Irish monk and saint of the 7th century)
So I go and see AODH
AODH (Irish and scottish: From the old Irish name Áed, which meant "fire". This was a very popular name in early Ireland, being borne by numerous figures in Irish mythology and several high kings.)

Meaning fire... I have a firey head (gingerness) strange...

Oh and about they're being loads of people called Aodh. Well I can tell you I know 1 person in my whole life called Aiden other then me.

[eggd2]

Chris: Ruler of the world, now bow down!
lol

[i luv rosie]

Jeremy -
English form of Jeremiah, and the form used in some versions of the New Testament.

[Sazzle]

Sarah - Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew. This was the name of the wife of Abraham in the Old Testament. She became the mother of Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally שָׂרָי (Sarai), but God changed it (see Genesis 17:15).

[Future]

MAXIMILIAN
Gender: Masculine Usage: German (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ger.php), English (http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/eng.php) Pronounced: mak-si-MIL-ee-an, mak-si-MIL-yan [key] (http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php)
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from MAXIMUS (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=maximus). This was the name of a 3rd-century saint. It has also been borne by emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and an emperor of Mexico.