Saturday, December 13, 2008

Name Origins and Meanings

i got bored and decided to look up what various names meant. :) if you want to find what a name means and i don't have it, look here-- www.name-meanings.com

here's what i got (these are names of people actual people, some famous, some fictional, some i actually know. there are only first and middle names.)

BRIANNA LYNNE
Brianna = Strong One. Celtic/Gaelic.
Lynne = Beautiful Waterfall. English.

BILLIE JO
Billie = Defender of Justice. German.
Jo = ??? Hebrew.

RACHEL ANNA
Rachel = Innocent Lamb. Hebrew.
Anna = Gracious. Hebrew.

TRICIA KAY
Tricia = Noble Woman. Latin.
Kay = ??? ???

KATE
Kate = Pure, Virginal. German.

EMILY
Emily = Admiring. Latin.

AMY LEE
Amy = Beloved. Latin.
Lee = Sheltered from the Storm. English.

CLAUDE
Claude = Lame (haahaa, poor guy). Latin.

COLTON
Colton = Coal Town (no, that's not a joke, that's what it really means). English.

SANDRA ANNE
Sandra = Helper of Humanity. Greek.
Anne = Gracious. Hebrew.

MICHAEL PAUL
Michael = Who Is Like God? (yes, the question mark is part of the meaning). Hebrew.
Paul = Small. Latin.

FRANCIS MAYBEL
Francis = Free. Latin.
Maybel = ??? ???

MYRON
Myron = Fragrant Balm (haa, that's the name of a grumpy old man!). Greek.

GERARD ARTHUR
Gerard = Brave. French.
Arthur = Follower of Thor. No Known Origin.

OSCAR
Oscar = Accurate Spearsman. Scandinavian.

MARTIN LUTHER
Martin = Warlike. Latin.
Luther = Famous Warrior. German.

BRADLEY ROLAND
Bradley = Meadow. English.
Roland = Famed Throughout the Land. German.

SKYLAR LEVI
Skylar = Learned One. Scandinavian.
Levi = United, As One. Hebrew.


EDWARD
Edward = Wealthy Gaurdian. (ironic.) English.

ISABELLA
Isabella = Concecrated to God. Italian.

BELLA
Bella = Beautiful. Latin.

ALICE
Alice = Truth, Noble. Greek.

JASPER
Jasper = Semi-Precious Stone. English.

ROSALIE
Rosalie = From Rose and Lee. English.

EMMETT
Emmett = Strong Worker.

CARLISLE
Carlisle = City of Lugovalos. Scottish.

ESME
Esme = Emerald. Greek.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
by any other name would smell as sweet.
~ Shakespear, "Romeo and Juliet," Juliet

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