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#99070 by Atari
Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:49 pm
behindthename.com

I'll go first :D

CLARE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLER
Medieval name derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous". Saint Clare, a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi, left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares. This is also the name of an Irish county which was named for the Norman invader Richard de Clare (known as Strongbow), whose surname is derived from an English river. (there's also a Cider called Strongbow)

PREECE

Isn't in their database... I know it's the Anglicised form of the Welsh PRICE or PRYCE (depending on the region of Wales) sooo........

PRICE
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: PRIES
From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Rhys meaning "son of RHYS".

RHYS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: HREES (Welsh), REES (English)
Means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. Several Welsh rulers have borne this name.

clear, bright, famous, enthusiasm. hmm.....

#99073 by Biert
Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:09 pm
GEERT
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch
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Low German and Dutch form of GERARD

GERARD
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch
Pronounced: je-RAHRD
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain.

#99074 by fragility
Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:11 pm
CHRISTINE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: krees-TEEN (French), kris-TEEN (English) [key]
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French and English form of CHRISTINA


sooooo Christina...

CHRISTINA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: kris-TEEN-a [key]
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Feminine form of CHRISTIAN. This was the name of a Swedish queen of the 17th century who was interested in the arts and philosophy. She gave up her crown to become a Roman Catholic.

#99078 by ianlogan123
Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:33 pm
IAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: EE-an
Modern Scottish form of JOHN*

CONRAD
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: KAHN-rad
Derived from the Germanic elements kuon "bold" and rad "counsel". This was the name of a famous 10th-century bishop from Switzerland. It was also borne by several kings of Germany. In the English-speaking world it has been common only since the 19th century.

LOGAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: LO-gan
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic

*JOHN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN
English form of Johannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its consistent popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered as saints. The first was John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ and a victim of beheading by Herod Antipas. The second was the apostle John, also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation. The name has been borne by 23 popes, as well as kings of England, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and France. It was also borne by the poet John Milton and the philosopher John Locke.

#99100 by Yanko
Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:40 pm
YANKO
Isn't in their database...
(well, it is, but MY name is an aglutination of YANG and KO, and not the pet form of YAN in bulgarian :P)

GITAHY
Isn't in their database...

OLIVEIRA
Isn't in their database...

now tell me something new :lol:

#99102 by BlueRaja
Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:47 pm
STEPHANIE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: STEF-an-ee
Feminine form of STEPHEN
From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) which means "crown". Saint Stephen was an early Christian martyr who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. Another Saint Stephen is the patron saint of Hungary, the first Christian king of that country (10th century). As well, this was the name of kings of England, Serbia, and Poland and ten popes. More recently it is borne by the British physicist Stephen Hawking and the American author Stephen King.

LEIGH
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEE
From a surname derived from Old English leah or Middle English legh, which mean "meadow".

TURNER was not found in this database.

WHAT???

#99120 by psychotic
Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:23 pm
MATTHEW
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: MATH-yoo [key]

English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.

Why am I always the boring one?

#99123 by Turge
Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:37 pm
Terje was not found in database. :P

But it stems from Thor, sooo...

THOR
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology
Pronounced: THOR
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder". Thor was the Norse god of strength, thunder and war, the son of Odin. He was armed with a hammer called Mjolnir, and wore an enchanted belt which doubled his strength.


Yeah. ;)

#99126 by Matthijs K.
Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:44 pm
psychotic wrote:MATTHEW
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: MATH-yoo [key]

English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.


What he said, but Dutch.

#99133 by DevonH
Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:58 pm
DEVON
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEV-un [key]
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From the name of the county in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe. This name can also serve as a variant of DEVIN

#99136 by mo
Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:23 pm
doesn't work as good for us WOGS

MAURIZIO
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: mow-REE-tsyo [key]
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Italian form of MAURICE

My name actually means 'Dark' or 'Moor'
Last name = MEZZATESTA which in English translates to 'Half-Head' which is kinda a coincidence because I manage a band called Darker Half and my full name translates to 'Dark Half-Head'

mo will do (and its a perfect anagram of.... om)

#99157 by Coma Divine
Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:50 pm
DAVID
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Biblical
Other Scripts: Давид (Russian)
Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), da-VEED (French) [key]

Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.

(OK, so far, so good)

GEORGE
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JORJ

From the Greek name Γεωργιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη (ge) "earth" and εργον (ergon) "work". Saint George was a legendary dragon slayer who was supposedly martyred in Palestine. He is the patron saint of England, Portugal and Catalonia. This name has been borne by six kings of England, two kings of Greece, and the first president of the United States, George Washington. Other famous bearers include authors George Eliot and George Orwell (both pen names; real names Mary Anne Evans and Eric Arthur Blair respectively), composer George Frideric Handel, and Pacific explorer George Vancouver.

(hmm...Kingly AND Orwellian, good stuff, my Grandad's name was George and he was a farmer)

COOKE was not found in this database.


Call me Beloved Farmer King Unknown then! :lol:

And Atari, that avatar keeps gappin' me out. I'm suddenly seeing Nils everywhere! :wink:

#99160 by Kristopher
Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:55 pm
KRISTOPHER- variant of CHRISTOPHER (mines eaier to spell)

so therefore;

CHRISTOPHER
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRIS-to-fur [key]
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Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". Christopher was the legendary saint who carried the young Jesus across a river. He is the patron saint of travellers. Another famous bearer was Christopher Columbus, the explorer who reached the West Indies in the 15th century.

#99180 by Tren
Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:50 am
Nothing for Trenet, nothing for Dakati-Hiu. :x

ADAM
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Biblical
Other Scripts: Адам (Russian, Ukrainian)
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew adam meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Assyrian adamu meaning "to make". According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew adamah "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until Adam ate a forbidden fruit given to him by Eve.

#99186 by VampireDaveGrohl
Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:14 am
MICHAEL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul [key]
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From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This is the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.


I find all that quite ironic seeing as I am a Atheist.


And i can't believe no-one has looked up Devin!

DEVIN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: DE-vin [key]
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From an Anglicized Irish surname derived from either of the Irish surnames Ó Damháin (which means "descendent of Damhán") or Ó Dubháin (which means "descendent of Dubhán"). The given name Damhán means "fawn"; the given name Dubhán means "little black one".
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