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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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        stee
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        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
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          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. 😉

          3D Figures
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          You could be entitled to compensation. Call the Pro Claimers now!

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          • R Offline
            Ross Macintosh
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            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
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              @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? 😄

                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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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.

                      http://www.solos-art.com

                      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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                          pichuneke
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                          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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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            🤣

                            Gai...

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                            • jujuJ Offline
                              juju
                              last edited by

                              @pichuneke said:

                              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.

                              🎉 🎉 🎉 👊

                              SoH 'oH vaj teblu'ta' vo' SoH 'ach SoH chenmoHta' jIH [smile]

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

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                              • P Offline
                                pichuneke
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                                @unknownuser said:

                                SoH 'oH vaj teblu'ta' vo' SoH 'ach SoH chenmoHta' jIH

                                @unknownuser said:

                                you am so full forth you but you made I

                                favicon

                                (www.tc.umn.edu)

                                I am sorry, but I only studied klingon for two years at the galactic academy and I don't fully understand your sentence 🤣

                                Forgive my spanglish...

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                                • jujuJ Offline
                                  juju
                                  last edited by

                                  yup, I used that one, it seems like their database and translator needs more work.

                                  That was supposed to say "you are so full of yourself, but you made me smile".

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

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                                  • david_hD Offline
                                    david_h
                                    last edited by

                                    David . . Heberew. .. Beloved of God
                                    Hunter . . .Um . ..no idea. Any thoughts? 🤣

                                    It's ironic. Im a pacifist. don't like the guns.

                                    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                    • david_hD Offline
                                      david_h
                                      last edited by

                                      @solo said:

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

                                      Pete the rock ... jeez!

                                      Here I am blocking traffic.

                                      Pete .. . That is the Coolest. The Bible calls Peter**--THE ROCKtn2_the_rock_2.jpg**or his Greek Name . ..Cephas. that's cool

                                      Pierre
                                      Pedro
                                      Pietro
                                      Pere
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                                      Good Name. . .Beats the heck outta Dwayne. . .(apologies to any Dwayne's out there)

                                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        "Peter, you are the rock on which I shall build my church..."

                                        A quote from Christ (read the Bible) that was a pretty good pun, but it has lost all of its humour in the English translation !

                                        .

                                        TIG

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                                        • david_hD Offline
                                          david_h
                                          last edited by

                                          One could get into a whole religious debate about Christ said in Matthew 16:13-16, but suffice it to say. . .Pete. . .It's a good Name.

                                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                          • Alan FraserA Offline
                                            Alan Fraser
                                            last edited by

                                            Yes, Pete. You could have been called Cuthbert. It might mean couth and bright, but that's pretty poor compensation...or Everard "hard (strong) as a wild boar"...big deal. 😄

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                                            You could be entitled to compensation. Call the Pro Claimers now!

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