So does this mean if I was born like 200 years ago, Id be called John?Originally Posted by HellyBelly
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11-06-2006, 03:33 PM #52
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No, it means that Ian is the Gaelic translation of John, like Ivan is the Russian for John, Jean is French for John... and so on.
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what he said. Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
Like Gaelic for my name is Eilidh.
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11-06-2006, 03:35 PM #54
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He's more Scottish than you, he has a Scottish name and you have an English one
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Lol i know Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
He's more Scottish than you, he has a Scottish name and you have an English one
I get called me Gaelic one sometimes though, so i could go by that ;]
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11-06-2006, 03:38 PM #56
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As far as I'm aware Tom/Thomas is the same through most languages, except in like Arabic where it's like Juzhrenalcheklipoopoo or something.
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Helen does sound more scottish than english though
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Yeah there's no gaelic for tom. Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
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11-06-2006, 03:42 PM #59
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Sounds Mediterranean to me, but that's probably because I know it comes from the name Helene/Helena in Greece. ^_^
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I couldn't find my actual name, so instead I chose this one
erived from Greek γερων (geron) meaning "old man". This was the name of a saint martyred in Cologne in the 4th century.Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini
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