What does your name mean?

[LadyW]

I have always been interested in the origins and meanings of names.
Follow the link below and post your name meaning :)

http://www.behindthename.com/

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical

Other Scripts: Αννα (Greek), Анна (Russian, Bulgarian)

Pronounced: AN-a (English), AHN-nah (Italian, Dutch, Polish), AH-nah (German, Russian) [key]

Latinate form of HANNAH. It appears briefly in the New Testament belonging to a prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah. It was also borne by an 18th-century empress of Russia and by the main character in Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina', a woman forced to choose between her son and her lover.

From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace".

[Koa]

I really like names as well, when I was little my mum used to have a book with name meanings, and I read it a lot of times...

I dislike my name because it's half a name, in fact I have to look it up under Elizabeth, as mine is just a short form (Elisa, which is pronounced exactly like in Elizabeth, in England sometimes people mispronounce it as what I would write as "elaisa", and that is also why my screen name on MSN right now is Elyza lol. I truly dislike it wehn they call me that and in the last place where I worked almost everybdoy did and I had to politely correct them - but one girl never got it and I even stopped correcting her, just because she was nice and we became friends so I kind of accepted it from her, but if it's someone I don't like it makes me want to shout at them! Also a guy at school used to call me that for fun, but it was nice fun so I didn't hate him or anything, but after a while it just got boring).

Anyway the site goes:



ELIZABETH

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: ee-LIZ-a-beth [key]
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

The name was borne in the 12th century by Saint Elizabeth, a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary who became a Franciscan nun and lived in poverty. It was also the name of a ruling queen of England and an empress of Russia. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II and actress Elizabeth Taylor.

[LadyW]

I truly dislike it wehn they call me that
I know exactly how you feel...
There are loads of people who still call me "Hannah."
Sometimes I just want to run up to them and shake them violently whilst shouting "My - name - is - Anna!"

[Sweets America]

I already know that my name means wisdom. :D :D

[Niamh]

NIAMH
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology

Pronounced: NEEV [key]

Means "bright" in Irish. She was the daughter of the sea god in Irish legends. She fell in love with the poet Oisin, son of Fionn.

[Mrs. Dalloway]

NIAMH
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology

Pronounced: NEEV [key]

Means "bright" in Irish. She was the daughter of the sea god in Irish legends. She fell in love with the poet Oisin, son of Fionn.

NICE!!!! :D

[Mrs. Dalloway]

ALBA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish

Pronounced: AHL-bah

Means "dawn" in Italian or Spanish.

(and in Catalan '¬¬)

[B-Mental]

The complete translation of my name is "Rock on the Beautiful Mountain"

[papayahed]

My middle name is much more interesting.

HEDWIG
Gender: Feminine

Usage: German

Pronounced: HED-vikh [key]

Derived from the Germanic elements hadu "contention" and wig "war".

So yeah. Trouble is my middle name.:lol:

[chasestalling]

gender: male

usage: old norse

pronunciation: er ik

meaning: ever ruler

*a misnomer; i'll have to see if i can have it changed to tristram.

[browneyedbailey]

Bailey~ From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.

[motherhubbard]

My middle name is much more interesting.

HEDWIG
Gender: Feminine

Usage: German

Pronounced: HED-vikh [key]

Derived from the Germanic elements hadu "contention" and wig "war".

So yeah. Trouble is my middle name.:lol:

My second daughter used to spell her name E...O...trouble before she could spell. Hedwig would have been a great name for her! All that know her and read this will give a great big AMEN.

[crazefest456]

Cool thread, LadyW :thumbs_up
Aisha
Female
Origin: Arabic (I asked all my arabic teachers what it meant, and they never knew)
It looks like this in arabic script عائشة
The true pronounciation is "Aa eesh Aa", but since I'm not arab, I pronounce it "I sha"...which is wrong but I like this better
It means "Alive"... that's sooo amazing.
And my sir name means patient or understanding or slow to anger(that last one's not so true for me :( )

I love my name (not to sound pompous or anything) cuz I feel like you have to inhale, then exhale my name out; which is very life-like-- breath.
I'm really grateful you posted this up Lady...or I would never find out.

[amanda_isabel]

AMANDA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish

Pronounced: a-MAN-da (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian) [key]
Created in the 17th century by the playwright Colley Cibber, who based it on Latin amanda meaning "lovable".


ISABEL

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, German

Pronounced: ee-sah-BEL (Spanish), ee-za-BEL (French), IZ-a-bel (English), ee-zah-BEL (German) [key]

Most likely a medieval Spanish form of ELIZABETH, although some theories state that Isabel actually derives from an old Semitic name meaning "daughter of BA'AL". Queens of Castile and Portugal and a queen of England have borne this name.

[LadyWentworth]

I already knew what the origin and meaning of my names were. I thought I would check this out to see if something different came up!

Well, my first name is just as boring as always. It is of Greek origin and means "Pure". My name is basically considered a nickname of the original name. So my actual name is considered English. I knew this already. So who cares about that one!

My middle name was a little more interesting. I already knew it was of Hebrew origin and meant "Grace". So, I will admit to my middle name being Ann. My way of spelling it is the English usage. So, I had to "dig" deeper and look at Ann with an "E" to make it work! It is basically the same name!


Ann (Anne)

Usage: French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque

French form of HANNAH. This is the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, though she is not mentioned in the Bible. The name was borne by a 17th-century English queen and also by the second wife of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth I), who was eventually beheaded in the Tower of London. This is also the name of the heroine in 'Anne of Green Gables' by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery.

[Shea]

SHEA
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: SHAY [key]

Anglicized form of SÉAGHDHA, sometimes used as a feminine name.
SÉAGHDHA
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Possibly means "admirable" or "hawk-like" in Gaelic.

I guess the hawk-like qualities will come out more when the baby is a toddler (especially if it's like I was!)

[Lioness_Heart]

TIFFANY
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: TIF-a-nee [key]

Medieval form of THEOPHANIA. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus.

But is now just used in films as the name of the dim blonde girl... I'm blonde, but certainly not dim :D

[pussnboots]

my name means little rock, named after a French city

[Dori]

Here's the history of my name:


PATRICK

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English, French, German

Pronounced: PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French), PAHT-rik (German) [key]
From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin. A 5th-century saint, the patron saint of Ireland, adopted this name (his birth name was Sucat). During his youth he was captured by Irish raiders and enslaved, but after six years of servitude he escaped to his home in Britain. Eventually he became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary, where he succeeded in Christianizing the entire country.

And my username, just out of curiosity:


DORI

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Jewish

Other Scripts: דוֹרִי (Hebrew)
Means "my generation" in Hebrew.

Aha! My username is masculine, not feminine. :p

[thelastmelon]

KRISTINA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian

Other Scripts: Кристина (Russian, Serbian)

Pronounced: kris-TEE-nah (German) [key]
Cognate of CHRISTINA

[Niamh]

Bailey~ From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.
Thats odd. In Ireland the Term Bailey is refared to a part of a fort; mote and Bailey, the bailey part being where the keep(castle) is.:)

I already knew what the origin and meaning of my names were. I thought I would check this out to see if something different came up!

Well, my first name is just as boring as always. It is of Greek origin and means "Pure". My name is basically considered a nickname of the original name. So my actual name is considered English. I knew this already. So who cares about that one!

My middle name was a little more interesting. I already knew it was of Hebrew origin and meant "Grace". So, I will admit to my middle name being Ann. My way of spelling it is the English usage. So, I had to "dig" deeper and look at Ann with an "E" to make it work! It is basically the same name!
In another book i have it is given the meaning Splender.:) That makes my name Bright splender noble (daughter of a king):nod:.

[amalia1985]

AMALIA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German, Dutch, English, Finnish, Spanish

Pronounced: ah-MAH-lee-ah (German, Dutch) [key]

Latinized form of the Germanic name Amal, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

Also, a Finnish friend of mine has told me that it also means "pride".

[Koa]

I know exactly how you feel...
There are loads of people who still call me "Hannah."
Sometimes I just want to run up to them and shake them violently whilst shouting "My - name - is - Anna!"

I wouldn't know what the difference is, I've never met any Hannah's thankfully, but I'd just call them Anna as I can't pronounce H's :lol: And I've seen English people called Anna and I really wonder how they pronounce that (Anna is statistically the most common female name in Italy if I'm not wrong, but I doubt we pronounce it the same way)

[LadyW]

And I've seen English people called Anna and I really wonder how they pronounce that (Anna is statistically the most common female name in Italy if I'm not wrong, but I doubt we pronounce it the same way)

I think in Italy it's pronounced AHN-nah whereas here, its AN-na.
But my Grandad was Italian so thats probablly where my name came from.

[Koa]

I think in Italy it's pronounced AHN-nah whereas here, its AN-na.
But my Grandad was Italian so thats probablly where my name came from.

That's very relative, as I think it's us who pronounce it An-na, and I have no clue what you mean with Ahn-nah. :lol:

(hm it dawned on me that in English they seem to use 'ah' indeed to note what I call simply A, so maybe you're right. :crash: )

[LadyW]

That's very relative, as I think it's us who pronounce it An-na, and I have no clue what you mean with Ahn-nah. :lol:

(hm it dawned on me that in English they seem to use 'ah' indeed to note what I call simply A, so maybe you're right. :crash: )

Haha by "AHN" I meant like... an emphasised/slightly extended "n"
Im confuuused :crash: hehe

[Koa]

Haha by "AHN" I meant like... an emphasised/slightly extended "n"
Im confuuused :crash: hehe

There's two N's there, of course it's extended, that's why we have double consonants :lol: Yeah it's confusing :lol: :crash:

[RoCKiTcZa]

My first name is Arabic. It means "high" and "lofty," or, as my mom and aunt say, "lighted and looked over by God"

My second name is Russian; a variant of "Czarina," which means "a female ruler"

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KIT
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KIT [key]

Short form of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE. A notable bearer was Kit Carson, an American frontiersman and explorer.

[kilted exile]

Andrew

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: AN-droo [key]
From the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which derives from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros) "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, Greece and Romania. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.


Stuart

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Scottish

Pronounced: STOO-art, STYOO-art [key]
From a surname which was a variant of the surname STEWART. This was the surname of a royal family that produced several kings and queens of Scotland and England.


My other names are family surnames, so do not appear on the site.

[Nossa]

I can't find mine. Maybe cuz it's Arabic?!

Edit: I found it..it's in a different pronunciation :D

NUHA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Arabic

Other Scripts: نهى (Arabic)

Means: "mind, wisdom" in Arabic.

That's me :D:D (normaly written Noha, but who cares?! lol)

@Dori: I suppose you don't have to put the [Male] thingy anymore :p

[babyface123]

My name means : Beautiful, and intelligent

I love it!!:)

[manolia]

MAGNOLIA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: mag-NO-lee-a

Means simply "magnolia" from the English word for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

[Lote-Tree]

MAGNOLIA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: mag-NO-lee-a

Means simply "magnolia" from the English word for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Lote-Tree


Gender: MACHO! :D

Usage: Universal including Klingonese.

Pronouced: Lote and er Tree

Meaning:

Mystical Metaphor for the limits of Human Knowledge.

[Granny5]

Granny5

Gender: female

Pronounced: Granny or Ganny

Answers to: Mom, Granny, Hey you

Means: Mother of Mom or Dad; Ask and (If I have the cash) ye shall receive
You want to eat sugar out of the bowl? Go right ahead, baby.