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    • FrederikF Offline
      Frederik
      last edited by

      Funny... 😄

      I found the Behind the name, the etymology and history of first names... 😉

      @unknownuser said:

      FREDERICK
      Gender: Masculine
      Usage: English
      Pronounced: FRED-ə-rik, FRED-rik

      English form of a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power". This name has long been common in continental Germanic-speaking regions, being borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia. Notables among these rulers include the 12th-century Holy Roman emperor and crusader Frederick I Barbarossa, the 13th-century emperor and patron of the arts Frederick II, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great.
      The name was brought to England by the Normans in the 11th century but it quickly died out. It was reintroduced by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. A famous bearer was Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.

      But I actually have two names...

      @unknownuser said:

      KIMBALL
      Gender: Masculine
      Usage: English
      Pronounced: KIM-bəl

      From a surname which was derived from either the Welsh given name Cynbel meaning "chief war" or the Old English given name Cynebald meaning "royal boldness".

      Well... Whad'ya know... 😲 😆

      Cheers
      Kim Frederik

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      • R Offline
        remus
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        Remus: Remus and Romulus were the founders of rome (in roman legend), but romulus later killed remus for basically being a sore loser.

        http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          I would add that Csabais (probably) of Turkish origin and the "shepard" meaning is most probably just a fiction.
          My last name, Pozsárkó, is of South Slavic origin and originally it used to be Požarković - požar meaning "fire" in most Slavic languages.

          Gai...

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          • jujuJ Offline
            juju
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            @unknownuser said:

            JULIAN

            Gender: Masculine

            Usage: English, Polish, German

            Pronounced: JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German) [key]
            From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from JULIUS. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from Juliana, eventually becoming Gillian).

            @unknownuser said:

            VERNON

            Gender: Masculine

            Usage: English

            Pronounced: VUR-nən [key]
            From a Norman surname which was from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder".

            @unknownuser said:

            SMITH

            Gender: Masculine

            Usage: English

            Pronounced: SMITH [key]
            From an English surname meaning "blacksmith", derived from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in the English-speaking world.

            Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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            • L Offline
              Loewenkatze
              last edited by

              Good idea, Mike. Interesting to learn about that, especially for names from other countries.

              Franziska is the female form of a name of latin/italian origin with the meaning "the little French (historic: Frank) It is said it was the nickname of Giovanni Bernardone, better knwon as Francis of Assisi.

              During medieval times the name stood for "the hardily one" "the free one" "the precious one".

              Last but not least a Franconian poleax was called "Franziska"... 😎

              Besides, "little French" is a cooool name for me... I am about six feet tall.

              "I think play is the most important thing in the world." [Jacques-Yves Cousteau]

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              • D Offline
                dylan
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                Dylan:

                From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "tide, flow". In Welsh mythology Dylan was a god of the sea, the son of Aranrhod. He was accidentally slain by his uncle Govannon.

                http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                • EdsonE Offline
                  Edson
                  last edited by

                  mike,

                  great idea for a thread. i had never bothered to inquiry about my own name. here it goes.

                  my full name is EDSON DA CUNHA MAHFUZ

                  @unknownuser said:

                  EDSON as a given name cannot be found outside brasil. it is probably a transformation of EDISON, for which i found this
                  Gender: Masculine
                  Usage: English
                  Pronounced: ED-i-sən
                  From an English surname which meant "son of EDWARD". A famous bearer of the surname was the inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

                  @unknownuser said:

                  CUNHA
                  The meaning of the word is wedge.

                  Its use as a family name comes from the following story:
                  During the siege to Lisbon (1147), D. Payo Guterres (master of Colina) had several wedges inserted in the castle’s wall and used them as a way to get access to its interior, conquering it in an act of bravery. As a reward to D. Payo the king ordered him to use the surname Cunha (wedge) from then on and determined that his coat of arms should bear the nine wedges that had helped him to get access to the castle.

                  @unknownuser said:

                  MAHFUZ (sometimes written MAHFOUZ)
                  Gender: Masculine
                  Usage: Arabic
                  Other Scripts: محفوظ (Arabic)
                  Means "safeguarded, protected" in Arabic.

                  edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                  • DanielD Offline
                    Daniel
                    last edited by

                    DANIEL
                    gender: masculine
                    usage: Hebrew
                    meaning: "God is my judge"

                    Scott
                    gender: masculine
                    usage: English, Scottish
                    meaning: From an English and Scottish surname which meant "a Scotsman."

                    Cooter
                    Original family name was Kutter or Kuder (German) but was anglicized when descendants emmigrated to America in the late 1700s. Could find no reference, as far as meaning, behind either.

                    My avatar is an anachronism.

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                    • Joe WoodJ Offline
                      Joe Wood
                      last edited by

                      Don't know what Joe stands for but St. Joseph is the patron saint for carpenters which I've always thought is pretty neat.

                      Joe Wood
                      woodsshop.com/

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                      • ely862meE Offline
                        ely862me
                        last edited by

                        ELISEI-
                        Gender:masculine
                        Usage:in romanian language
                        Pronounced: E-li-sei

                        ELISHA
                        Gender: Masculine
                        Usage: Biblical
                        Pronounced: i-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English)
                        From the Hebrew name אֱלִישַׁע ('Elisha'), a contracted form of אֱלִישׁוּעַ ('Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation". Elisha was a prophet in the Old Testament, the successor of Elijah.

                        ELISEO
                        Gender: Masculine
                        Usage: Italian, Spanish
                        Pronounced: e-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)
                        Italian and Spanish form of ELISHA

                        wikipedia:
                        Elisha (Hebrew: אֱלִישַׁע, Standard Eliša Tiberian Ĕlîša ; "My God is salvation", Greek: Ελισσαίος, Elisaios) is a Biblical prophet. In Greek and Latin, (and in English to many Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox) he is known as Saint Eliseus; however, the standard English form of the name has been "Elisha," at least since the introduction of the King James Version of the Bible. He is also a prophet in Islam under the name Al-Yasa.

                        JURUBIŢĂ -from what i know has no alternative in other countries
                        but the word JURUBIŢĂ means -in english:skein-also skean or skeane: a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel
                        -in french:écheveau-same semnification

                        Elisei (sketchupper)


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                        • Mike LuceyM Offline
                          Mike Lucey
                          last edited by

                          Its amazing to read all the meanings. Keep them coming 👍

                          I'm going to find out what Coen means. I was thinking it could
                          NOT mean Advisor 😄

                          'Little Francis' at 6'0"! That is cool 😎

                          Dylan, you appear to have a very troubled past, I hope you get
                          adjusted 😆

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                          • M Offline
                            mateo soletic
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            MATEO
                            Gender: Masculine
                            Usage: Spanish Spanish form of MATTHEW
                            Pronounced: mah-TE-o [key]
                            MATTHEW
                            Gender: Masculine
                            Usage: English, Biblical
                            Pronounced: MATH-yoo (English) [key]
                            English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles. He was a tax collector, and supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. As an English name, Matthew has been in use since the Middle Ages.

                            Well I knew most of that except that I am a tax collector so beware guys. 😄

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                            • Mike LuceyM Offline
                              Mike Lucey
                              last edited by

                              Edson, I think we might like this meaning for your name?

                              Mike


                              Edson.jpg

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                              • ely862meE Offline
                                ely862me
                                last edited by

                                about Coen i found this
                                Coen
                                Irish: variant of Coan, or an alternative Anglicization of Gaelic Ó Cúáin or Ó Cadhain (see Coyne).
                                Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Koen.

                                Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch coen(e) ‘bold’, ‘daring’ or personal name Cono with the same meaning.
                                Jewish (Ashkenazic): one of the many forms of Cohen.

                                Elisei (sketchupper)


                                Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
                                Come and See EliseiDesign

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                                • eevaE Offline
                                  eeva
                                  last edited by

                                  EEVA
                                  Gender: Feminine
                                  Usage: Finnish

                                  Finnish form of EVA

                                  EVA
                                  Gender: Feminine
                                  Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
                                  Other Scripts: Ева (Bulgarian, Russian)
                                  Pronounced: E-vah (Italian, Spanish), EE-və (English), E-fah (German), AY-vah (Dutch) [key]

                                  Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA.

                                  EVE
                                  Gender: Feminine
                                  Usage: English, French, Biblical
                                  Pronounced: EEV (English), EV (French) [key]

                                  From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chavvah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chavah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live". According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans. She gave the forbidden fruit to Adam, causing their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Despite this potentially negative association, the name was occasionally used during the Middle Ages. In the English-speaking world both Eve and the Latin form Eva were revived in the 19th century.

                                  or: Breath of Life, "living one", "alive, living". could be worse...

                                  ALIVE AND KICKING! 😍

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                                  • S Offline
                                    stee
                                    last edited by

                                    STEPHEN
                                    Origin: Greek
                                    Meaning: Crowned One

                                    Surname - Crowley
                                    Origin: South West Ireland
                                    (in Irish - An Cruadhlaoch, which is "Hardy Warrior")

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                                    • Alan FraserA Offline
                                      Alan Fraser
                                      last edited by

                                      I haven't a clue. It could be Gaelic, it could be Germanic via Breton "Precious"; it could even be from the ancient Sarmatian tribe the Alani that spread out from Iran around the Black Sea area. No one knows for sure.
                                      My last name, though Scottish, probably has its origins (via the Normans) in the French word for strawberry (fraise). It forms part of one of the clan crests.
                                      It comes from one of William's barons who was famous for his strawberry daiquiris.

                                      ...and it's pronounced FRAY ZER, not FRAY SHURE. However you want to pronounce Frazier (almost unknown in the UK) over the other side of the pond is up to you. 😉

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                                      • R Offline
                                        Ross Macintosh
                                        last edited by

                                        ROSS
                                        Origin: Scotland
                                        Pronounced: Rosssss
                                        Meaning: I don't know if I should tell you this or not... Traditionally "Ross" as a given name was given to baby boys who were unusually well endowed if you get my drift. So in other words it means "hung like a horse". The clan Ross were descendants of a well-hung leader.

                                        MACINTOSH
                                        Origin: Scotland
                                        Pronounced: Mac-In-Tosh
                                        Meaning: Clan name. Descendants of Tosh. Tosh, our glorious ancestor, was a reggae singer from Jamaica. He worked with Bob Marley.
                                        Clan Motto: "Touch not a cat bot a glove" -- meaning is 'wear gloves when you handle cats'.

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                                        • FrederikF Offline
                                          Frederik
                                          last edited by

                                          @Bossy Rossy... ( 😆 )

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          ROSS
                                          Gender: Masculine
                                          Usage: Scottish, English
                                          Pronounced: RAWS
                                          From a Scottish and English 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 (1800-1862), an Antarctic explorer.

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          Macintosh
                                          Noun
                                          Singular: macintosh
                                          Plural: macintoshes

                                          (UK) A raincoat.

                                          😲 Well wha'd ya know... 😆

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          ALAN
                                          Gender: Masculine
                                          Usage: English, Scottish, Breton
                                          Pronounced: AL-ən (English)

                                          The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. Alternatively, it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries. This was the name of several dukes of Brittany, and it was introduced to England by Breton settlers after the Norman conquest. Famous modern bearers include Alan Shepard (1923-1998), the first American in space and the fifth man to walk on the moon, and Alan Turing (1912-1954), a British mathematician and computer scientist.

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          FRASER
                                          Gender: Masculine
                                          Usage: Scottish, English (Rare)
                                          Pronounced: FRAY-zər, FRAY-zhər [key]

                                          From a Scottish surname which is of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was Simon Fraser (1776-1862), a Canadian explorer.

                                          It's all in your name... 😆

                                          Cheers
                                          Kim Frederik

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                                          • L Offline
                                            lewiswadsworth
                                            last edited by

                                            I have a Chinese name, too, though I haven't thought about it in years. (My wife is Chinese-American.) I'm afraid I don't have the character written anywhere, or actually know how to draw it...I think it might even be a non-Mandarin dialect.

                                            I'll have to ask my father-in-law to write it for me again.

                                            It is pronounced similar to the English name "Lou" and means destruction.

                                            col sporcar si trova

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