Thread: What does your name mean?

My first name is Kelly. It's of Irish origin. It means "bright-headed."
My middle name is Anne. It's of Hebrew origin. It means "gracious, merciful."

My name is Kyle.

Used by the Irish to describe a certain part of a river.

It means 'Straight'.

My name means straight. Ha.

My first name in Old English means "Gift of God"
My middle name in Irish and Old English means "Little King"
My last name in English means "Famous, Brilliant, Illuminated"

My name, Matt, means "gift from God."

damn good meaning if you ask me.

My first and last name have British origins and both have to do with rulership. Ha ha. I just found that out.

My first name is a figure of Greek mythology.
My middle name is Hebrew for "who is like god."
My last name is a bastardization of an Irish surname more recognizable as a variety of lettuce.

My name, Dale, means valley. Boring.

Mine means little hollow. No clue..

means "heaven"
middle name a greek goddess

My name Colin means "young creature."

My middle name Aimes, though it officially means "friend", is a name my father chose because he liked how it eluded to the action of aiming a rifle.

My moms first child was born to her when she was just 15 years old. My sister had spina bifida (sp) which devestated my mom so much that she convinced herself that she was carrying a son when she became pregnant with me. My name was going to be Christopher Michael
When I popped out female, my mother named me April Dawn instead. I was born on April 28th early in the morning (after 9AM, which isn't quite dawn lol, but close enough for her).

I've always hated my completely unoriginal name.

April means: "In English, the name April means- Opening buds of spring; born in April.. Other origins for the name April include - English, Latin-American.The name April is most often used as a girl name or female name.... It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 1940s."

Dawn means: "From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung."

The last name I had at birth was "Vernon"
"The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard de Vernon, which was dated 1086, in the Domesday Book of Cheshire, during the reign of King William 1, known as "William the Conqueror", 1066 - 1087."
"The boy's name Vernon \v(e)-rnon, ver-non\ is pronounced VER-non. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "alder grove". Place name and aristocratic surname brought to England at the time of the Norman conquest, and used as an English given name in the 19th century. Vern and Verne are related English/French surnames frequently used as short forms of Vernon or Lavern. "

Because of my name, I created names for my children that either were completely new or had new spellings, except for my oldest boy who was named after his father and grandfather.
My crew are:
Weldon Ray III
Myles Aliksander
Destinee Nakole
Zee'Arra Junell (though Junell *should* have been spelled "Zhanell" but I didn't know at the time how to express the "J" sound).

Originally Posted by no-Name

My last name means nothing, as far as I can tell.

My name is Wesley.

"From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west meadow" in Old English."

If you don't know how to figure your name out, go here.

Well using that with my middle name:

RYAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: RIE-ən [key]
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

Galen

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: GAY-lən [key]
Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνος (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαληνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Graeco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honor.

A book i read and a couple of other websites have a second meaning for the name which is "healer".

My name (Joshua) means savior, or "Yahweh is salvation," according to that site. It's from Hebrew, of course. My middle name, Stephen, is from Greek, and means crown. Lots of kings have had the name Stephen, it seems.

My last name is Scottish, baby. We're from clan Douglas, of the lowlands, and have probably the most tasteful tartan ever...it's grey and blue, quite subdued. I need a kilt in it, and a Sgian Dubh.

"Father of dawn"

I love it. I think it alludes to having sexual relations with the night.

My first name means "Manly"
My middle name means "of winter storm / blizzard"
My family name is something like "those with hope, or those with wishes"

Name meanings have always interested me

My name Rúni is Old Norse.

The meaning of that name is: "Secret Wisdom".

If you translate that into Latin (a language I like) you get: Specialis Sapientia

Son of my right hand (favorite son).

First name: Nobe and powerful ruler. Typical first name.
Middle name: Little dark one I'm not black (quite pale in fact) and I'm not evil, I swear.
Family name: Rock/mineral collector. I collect fossils so that's cool.

My name, Kriistian, is a scandinavian spelling of Christian. It's from the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian".
Somewhat ironic, as I'm an atheist.

My first name is derived from the norse name Eiríkr, means either "forever rich" or "supreme ruler". My last name is a common farm name for farms that were abandoned, particularly after the black death.

So i am the eternally rich supreme ruler of a deserted farm. Yay.