What does your name mean?
 

Hi, just a random question from bored person here. What's the meaning of your real name?
My real name is Calvin Michel, derived from "Calvus" and "Michael", literally mean "the Bald who loves God." (not in my entire life my head gonna be bald) but I dont know the meaning of my chinese surname "Sie/Xi".

I swear this was not planned, but my real name - "Elka" - means "form of 'Alice.'"

"Alice" means "Noble, of good cheer."

My real name is Vu Chan. I think it means discipline. It's also supposed to be the name of a martial art school somewhere in Vietnam.

Colin eiher means dove or bear depending on what source you go by. Hadn't realised the middle named Michael had doomed me to a life of baldness curses!

As long as you guys don't try to pull off the comb-back or the comb-over, baldness won't be such a bad thing.

Eh I figure screw it if it's gonna go it's gonna go no use fighting a battle you can't win.

My post is gone.. weird...

Btw, how are you guys getting the meanings of your names?

Just dig about online there are website pretty much entirely devoted to the root meaning of names and how they came about. Wierd shit like that Colin is somehow derived from Nicholas.

My real name is Joshua. It's suppose to mean "God is my saviour" or something along those lines.
Another cool fact is that in Greek it also means Jesus.

DENIS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French, Russian, English, German

Other Scripts: Денис (Russian)

Pronounced: de-NEE (French), DEN-is (English) [key]
Medieval form of DIONYSIUS. Saint Denis was a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul who was beheaded in Paris. He is the patron saint of France. Another notable bearer was the French philosopher Denis Diderot.

Okay, see, now I'm named after a guy that got his head cut off. Outstanding.

omg, and he's french :(

http://www.behindthename.com/

that's a pretty good site for first name meanings. this is what it says about my name:


LAURA

Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish
Pronounced: LOR-a, LAWR-a, LOW-rah (Spanish, Italian)

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". In ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. Saint Laura was a 9th-century Spanish martyr, a nun who was thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. Another famous bearer was Laura Secord, a Canadian heroine during the War of 1812.

Not Michael, "Calvin" does. Calvus means "Bald" in latin. :juggler:

ANDREW

Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-droo

From the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which derives from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (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.

The meaning of my name is so wrong it isn't even funny. Although I do enjoy the random X-shaped cross crucifing.

My name is Lee, I think it means meadow or clearing in Old English, an open space in the middle of the woods. It's also defined as a place that is sheltered from the wind, or the side of a boat away from where the wind is blowing. In Chinese it means plum tree or healer, alternatively.

Hah, and you think you have it bad. My first name is Julius. According to the link provided by Ava for name defs, my name originates from various Greek origins and meanings. Supposedly to mean "Downy-bearded." Whatever that is. Derivitation of the name supposedly comes from Jupiter (Planet resembling Zeus) or the fabled and famous Roman emperor who could have conqured the entire world, Julius Caesar. Unfortunately, Caesar had been stabbed to death in the Senate. BEAT THAT MR. "Oh I GOT MY HEAD CHOPPED OFF!" Though both incidents were done in public.

My Korean name is Ho-Gene. Or Kwak Ho Gene. Ho-Gene basically means "Powerful." So, yeah, my parents and grandparents are powerhungry people who decided to name me these names hoping I would hold true to the meanings. (I'm sorry Mom, Dad, Grandparents, but it ends with my generation!). Look at my GFF user name. The romanilized form of it from Korean either looks like "Moujogwe" or "Mojougwe." I'm not sure which one is correct, but it basically means "Invincible."

INGE

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Short form of German and Scandinavian names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Norse god ING.

it is a male name with Scottish origin. It is derived from the Latin name Patricius, which means 'nobleman'.

FRANÇOIS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French

Pronounced: frawn-SWAW [key]
French form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS). François Villon was a French lyric poet of the 15th century. This was also the name of two kings of France.


The pronounciation is so wrong. That's the english pronounciation which really pisses me off.

my name is Rex... it means King

Matthew: English form of the Greek Matthaios, derived from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning gift of Yahweh, ie gift of God.

Michael: I looked this up and got "Who is like God?" (don't get the question mark). Coming from Michael, who is the only angel recognized as an archangel in the Bible, presumably the most powerful divine force beside the trinity.

But I'm named after my uncles.

My last name is Morris, which is Irish/English and I believe means "dark or swarthy".
I am neither dark, nor swarthy. I'm blond and rather fair-skinned. But that's m'name.

BRENTON

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: BREN-tun [key]
From a surname which was derived from an English place name which meant "Bryni's town". Bryni was Old English name meaning "fire".

Welcome to FIRE TOWN, BITCHES.

Tiffany means Medieval form of THEOPHANIA. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. According to that behind the names website. oO;

Alexander

Definition: Helper of mankind, defender of men.

DANIELLE:

Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: dan-YEL
Origin: Hebrew
Religious meaning: "God is my Judge" (giggle)

Has a cheerful appearance; she is serious about her feelings; she bubbles with joy and makes life happy; stays calm in stressful situations; a women of strong character and charisma; she holds her head high with pride; she has social skills and sauvy to go far; has high prestige; and itelligent mind.

Sounds accurate to me. ^_^

Trevor: Prudent and Wise.

HAH!

(some literature has said that it means "great house," but this is not the interpretation that my parents understood, and I think the sources of said interpretation are sketchy at best)