What Does Your Name Mean?

Okay, so according to this, almost all names have a meaning. I have found a good website to determine the meaning of names.

http://www.behindthename.com

It really is quite interesting, post what your name means here.

My name is Toby, so this is my meaning.

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TOBY

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: TO-bee [key]
Short form of TOBIAS




TOBIAS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Biblical, German, Scandinavian

Pronounced: to-BIE-as [key]
Greek form of TOBIAH. Tobias is the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. It relates how Tobias is able to defeat a demon with the help of the archangel Raphael.

CONNOR

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: KAHN-ur [key]
From the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover". This was the name of an early king of Ulster. Irish legends tell of his tragic desire for Deirdre.


And I most definatly love dogs... and I am part irish yarr...


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EVAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Welsh, English

Pronounced: EV-an [key]
Anglicized form of Iefan, a Welsh form of JOHN. It can also be used as a short form of EVANGELOS


Thats pretty cool, I didn't know that. O-o

JORDAN

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JOR-dan [key]
From the name of a river flowing between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down". John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name after crusaders brought back water from the river to baptize their children.


...I'm not jewish, don't hurt me.

Name (Romanized for all non-Greeks out there): Mihali(i)/Mihaly

Gender: Bi-Genderal

Usage: Greek, Hungarian, Biblical

Pronounced: mi-HUH*-lee
*Prounounce gutterally.

Origin: Rooted from Hebrew, meaning "Gift from God".

A very rough transliteration would anglicize the name as: Michael



I call myself Mi (pronounced: Me) for short.

VEGARD was not found in this database.

IAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: EE-an [key]

Modern Scottish form of JOHN

Already knew that.

GRACE

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: GRAYS [key]
Means "grace" from the English word, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia. The actress Grace Kelly was a famous bearer of this name.

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Thats a very interesting name, SD...

Mines boring. Grace means 'grace'.

Originally Posted by Necco

EVAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Welsh, English

Pronounced: EV-an [key]
Anglicized form of Iefan, a Welsh form of JOHN. It can also be used as a short form of EVANGELOS


Thats pretty cool, I didn't know that. O-o

Same with me, I'm also named Evan.

CAMERON

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: KAM-u-run, KAM-run [key]
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose". The Camerons were one of the great Highland clans.

Wow, never knew my name was Scottish.

SAMANTHA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: sa-MAN-tha [key]

Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the popular name suffix antha. It is sometimes claimed to mean "listener" in Aramaic.

Hm... My name means listener. Kind of a dull meaning.
My mom named me after the character in Bewitched, so that's where my name came from.

Oh! Tsunata and I's Social Studies teacher showed that to us a few months ago.

JENNA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEN-a
Latinate form of JENNY

It doesn't say what it means. =(

LOGAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: LO-gan [key]

From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.

Umm... Didnt we used to have one of these? I rember sadida Posting a thread like this, if im not mistaken.

cory

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KOR-ee

possibly derived from the Old Norse given name Kori (of unknown meaning)

taylor(middle)

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: TAY-lur

Derived from Middle English taillour meaning "cutter of cloth". Originally this was a surname which denoted someone who was a tailor.

Baird(last name)

Origin: Scottish
Meaning: minstrel

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JEFF

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JEF [key]
Short form of JEFFREY

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JEFFREY

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JEF-ree [key]
Medieval variant of GEOFFREY

(What the ****? Stop relating one name to another....)

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GEOFFREY

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JEF-ree [key]
From an Old French form of a Germanic name. The second element is Germanic frid "peace", but the first element may be either gawia "territory", walah "stranger", gisil "hostage" or god "god" (see GODFREY). It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, where it became common among the nobility. Famous literary bearers include the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth and the 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of 'The Canterbury Tales'.

PATRICK

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English, French, German

Pronounced: PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French) [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.

I Knew about ST Patrick, but not that it ment "nobleman" in Latin.

BRIAN
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: BRIE-an [key]

The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain.

Kelli- First name

Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEL-ee
Variant of 'Kelly'

NOLAN
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: NO-lan [key]

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nuallain meaning "descendent of Nuallan". The name Nuallan means "champion" or "chariot fighter". The baseball player Nolan Ryan is a famous bearer of this name.

I was told 'Nolan' was Gaelic for "noble" Oh well. Oh, and just for kicks, here's my family coat of arms, it's the most badass coat of arms out there:


I also have a hebrew name חיים, which translates to "life." I'd try to type with the roman alphabet, but I doubt anyone who doesn't speak hebrew would read it properly, so just enjoy the cool symbols.