What does your name mean?

[Chez Daja]

Ever been fascinated at what your name means? Variations of your name?

Share it here! If you don't know what your name means or where it comes from, there are free searches ALL OVER the Internet! It's really easy. Just type "name meanings" into a google search engine and a few sites of interest should come up!

My name is Daisy.

Daisy is a simple name, and means... well Daisy. It's the English word for the white flower. It is deprived from different meanigns, such as;

Purity
Beauty
And "Day eye".

(I have no idea what that last one is meant to mean either. )

Variations of "Daisy" include:

Mary
Margareta
Margarida

In England and Scotland, the name was *apparently* used more in the olden times and is hardly seen anymore. (Yay me!)

It is meant to signify hurricanes and tropical storms.


One of my middle names is also deprived from bibical Hewbrew meaning "father is joy".


So... What does you name mean?

[Akira]

My name Dennis is a variation of the name Denis which stems from the name of the Greek god Dionysos, the god of wine and fluidity/fertility.

The name Denis is a form of the name Dionysos that was instituted in the middle ages.

The name Dionysos comes from the words Dios (godly/of the gods) and Nysa which is the name of a legendary mountain in Greece.

[Yuna706]

JENNIFER
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEN-i-fur [key]
From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see GUINEVERE). This name has been popular only since the beginning of the 20th century, when it was featured in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Doctor's Dilemma'.

Yes, my name is a bit too popular. But I never knew my name was Welsh O_o

It also means "White Wave" and is on the most Popular Female Names in the U.S. in 2003.

Whoa...

[Malahk Musashi]

Christopher
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.

Frederick
From a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power". Several rulers of Prussia, Germany and the Holy Roman Empire have borne this name, including the 13th-century patron of the arts Frederick II of Germany, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great. Another famous bearer was Frederick Douglass, an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.

And that's all you're getting XD. My last name is secret .

[Melanie]

"Melanie is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "dark-skinned". It also means dark eyes and hair. Incidentally, melanin is the pigment that gives humans dark skin."

I do not have dark skin (I'm tan, but I'm not no where near being considered dark.. unless I was around some emo/goth/nerd kids.), nor dark eyes, or dark hair. Yay irony! Seriously. My kids are going to have names that mean something really neat. Not something like "dark skin" -_-;.

[Raven]

Lorena
Origin:English

Variant of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.

man, not that interesting. haha oh well.

[Chez Daja]

Originally Posted by Raven

Lorena
Origin:English

Variant of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.

man, not that interesting. haha oh well.

Are you kidding?

That's one of the most awesome name meanings I've seen.

We're Earthly people! Apparently.

Akira's name is pretty damn spot-on for his personality. Go! Find a wife and impregnate her!

...I tried to find Chez and Daja out of pure interest, but surprisingly (</sarcasm>), no results.
I hate what urban dictionary says about Chez and Daja, though, heh heh heh.

[Sevion]

My name is McKinley a rare male first name, it means "Son of Finlay". The given name Finlay derived from Fionnla or Fionnlaoch meanig "white warrior" or "fair hero."

Kinda interesting, but my parents actually named me after Mt. McKinley.

[Leviathan]

ADAM
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical

Other Scripts: אָדָם (Hebrew), Адам (Russian, Ukrainian)

Pronounced: A-dam

This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('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 אֲדָמָה ('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.








LEE
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: LEE

From a surname derived from Old English leah "meadow". The surname belonged to Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.









JONES
(origin: Heb.) The same as John or Johns, and signifies gracious.

[Crazy Chocobo]

My name is Kirsty. It is sometimes hard to find my name in these name meanings. I found it on one site but it didn't give a meaning, just the origin. I know it's Scottish.

Kirsty Anointed, Follower of Christ Scottish

That's all I could find LOL. Apparently I'm religous.

Oh! I found this little piece as well, it's not very interesting but yeah.

Kirsty / Kirsten
The Scandinavian and then Scottish form of Christine. Kirsty was the 20th most popular girls' name in 1999, perhaps given a boost by the popular TV presenter Kirsty Wark.

Also...

The girl's name Kirsty is pronounced KERs-tee. It is of Scottish origin. Short form of Kristine. The name is made familiar by supermodel Kirsty Hume. Actress Kirstie Alley uses the -ie ending.

Kirsty has 3 variant forms: Kirstee, Kirsti and Kirstie.

And this one,

Kirsty Cute, but cannot dance.

THAT ONE IS TRUE!

[Dark Rider]

Matthew A. D.
(MAD)-Sickest initials ever!!!
The gift of god of the bone- Sick!

[Wolf]

This is an interesting thread.

These were the results I got from http://www.behindthename.com

ANDREW (my first name)
"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, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary."

PAUL (my middle name)
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Saint Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church, his story told in Acts in the New Testament. He was originally named Saul, but changed his name after converting to Christianity. Most of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him. This was also the name of six popes. Famous bearers of this name in the art world include Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin, both 19th-century impressionist painters from France.

WOLF (my last name)
"Means simply "wolf" from the English word." (I guess that's pretty obvious)