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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.

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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
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              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
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                        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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                              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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                                  • Phil MeadowsP Offline
                                    Phil Meadows
                                    last edited by

                                    Phillip is Ancient Greek and means "lover of horses". 😕 So I shorten it to Phil.

                                    Prince means prince.

                                    Meadows is english and means "lives in the meadow".

                                    So I'm a prince who loves horses so much he lives with them

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                                    • boofredlayB Offline
                                      boofredlay
                                      last edited by

                                      @phil meadows said:

                                      Phillip is Ancient Greek and means "lover of horses". 😕 So I shorten it to Phil.

                                      So does that mean you love ponies? 😄

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                                      • soloS Offline
                                        solo
                                        last edited by

                                        Damn! everyone has some cool meaning, mine is a dull boring friggin ROCK.

                                        Pete the rock ... jeez!

                                        http://www.californiachaparral.com/images/555_mudslide_THE_ROCK.jpg

                                        Here I am blocking traffic.

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                                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                        • StinkieS Offline
                                          Stinkie
                                          last edited by

                                          lol. Not just any rock, though, if I remember correctly from, er, God class. 😄

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                                          • P Offline
                                            pichuneke
                                            last edited by

                                            PICHUNEKE
                                            Gender: Masculine
                                            Usage: Spanglish, Klingon, Esperanto, Quenya, Orc
                                            Pronounced: Dïefurgonthênsièlfënmatchbrongoûnderfragtèn
                                            Meaning: Polite, Nobel Prize awarded, good person, handsome, strong, intelligent. The name is used by prophets when they want to call someone that is going to rule the world under a golden age of wisdom and peace.

                                            🎉 🎉 🎉 👊

                                            Forgive my spanglish...

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