What does your name mean?

[Canyon]

I've always been interested in the meaning of people's names, and thought this would make an interesting thread.

My first name, Stella means *Star* and my maiden name is *Nobrega*, which means, Noble and Illustrious. :D

How about you? ;)

[Canyon]

Hey Temple!

Things are pretty good. All the better for coming back to the Raven and seeing people like you! :D

[IAdventurer01]

My name roughly translates to 3 God-like ones. And to think I don't have an ego problem. :rolleyes:

[Pale Horse]

Jehovah remembers the son of man, who works with his hands.

[ClintonHammond]

Clinton... "The town on the hill"
Allen... "Little Rock"
Hammond.... "the town or house on the elevation. It may come from Hamon."

[KDuncan]

Katherine: "Pure".

[Tessa]

My given name "Theresa" (yuck!) according to my parents means Little flower. Of course, there was a tradition that the first born daughter got the mom's confirmation name.
My maiden name Zarycki is descendent from a royal house in Poland. *Actually according to my dad anyone with the last name ending in cki and ski was royalty).
Schaefer (my married name) I could never figure it out. I think my husband told me once but of course I forgot.

Tessa comes from a nickname me dad called me. Short of Contessa. He was the only one who used it.

[IndyBuff]

Austin

GENDER: Male
ROOT: Augustin
ORIGIN: Latin; American
MEANING: Revered, Exalted

[H_Donovan]

Harrison?

English

Most I can find is "son of Harry"

:confused:

[roundshort]

well shortround was taken . . .

[Kill Cavalry]

My screename "Kill Cavalry" was the nickname of a Civil War general, but he was actually "A Helluva damn fool," according to Sherman, and his name was actually deragotory.

My real name is Irish. Kyle: "Handsome" Though I don't imagine I live up to that. "Intelligent" would have been much more prudent.

[Tennessee R]

My first name, Stella means *Star* and my maiden name is *Nobrega*, which means, Noble and Illustrious. :D



We had a professional climber named Kohav when we did the History Channel Docu on Qumran.
Kohav means 'Star' as well.

[etobicoke indy]

k well here goes a bit bout me..then what my user name is all bout;;;

Name: Raul Santos
Born:Toronto,canada-----Chilean background(spanish-english speaking)
Age:30--OUCH!!!!
etobicoke fett--------Etobicoke is where i grew up in my neck of the woods...and Indy(self explanitory)

WE WALK HERE FROM HERE:whip:

[Violet Indy]

My real name is Sarah, Hebrew for "princess." My middle name is Elizabeth, which means "Promise to God." My last name, I have no idea. Technically, it's Spanish origin, but an Italian version of it.

[Magda]

My first name means "person from Magdala" or "tower".

[Canyon]

[QUOTE=etobicoke indy]etobicoke, does your last name mean Saint, because I have a Portugese friend with the same surname. ;)

BTW, don't worry about your age. I'm three years ahead of you. ;)

[00Kevin]

last i checked, Kevin ment something along the lines of 'hanson' :-D

00Kevin is an obvious reference to the greatest secret agent of all time

[Doc Savage]

Logan..."A cove"
Cain..."A spear; acquired"
McCulloch..."Son of a brave man"

[Aaron H]

Aaron - A Mountain/Tower of Strength/Refuge (depends on which Hebrew scholar you talk to)
Christopher - Bringer of Light

My last name is not "real" that is to say when my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather came to America he dropped the "O" from our name...however, the name possibly means - Intelligent
http://www.higginsreunion.com/graphics/higgins_family_crest.gif

[Indy Parise]

Robert: Bright Fame (not supposed to be bright flame)
Anthony: Flower (Not exactly the manliest thing, huh)
Joseph (My confirmation name): "He Will Add"
Parise: ??????

[qwerty]

My first name can be translated as a dear person.
My last name is hart to translate but the closest thing would be red hot.

[Ayrun]

I just looked it up, and my real name means "star" in Sanskrit.
What Ayrun stands for on the other hand... I don´t know. Probably doesn´t mean anything.

[indifan101]

Funny thing... My username was actually a typo. Instead of hitting the Y in Indyfan101 I hit the I so it became Indifan101!;)

[roundshort]

My last name means bad Mutha F***er!

[Pale Horse]

SHUT your mouth!

[roundshort]

I'm just talking about shorty . . .

[Pale Horse]

Read up on Spring Mountain? Know much of it?

[roundshort]

Read up on Spring Mountain? Know much of it?

You better believe it! ou mena the winery Spring Mountian or the A.V.A. Spring Mountian, as I know the area very well. Spent all Labor day Biking and hiking around on Spring Mountain!

[Pale Horse]

The "Anti Napa" winery district, as it was referred to.

Sorry, derailed the thread, please continue....name meanings......

[roundshort]

The "Anti Napa" winery district, as it was referred to.

Sorry, derailed the thread, please continue....name meanings......

What spring Mountian is all about napa, man some big names up theere! Good stuff. hummm I wonder what that means? It is a great region with one of my favorite wineirs in it! A fun road to biek also!

[Indy Benson]

First name: Alan
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton.

Hmm...not sure about "little rock", but the "handsome" part makes total sense. ;)

[Canyon]

"but the "handsome" part makes total sense". ;)

Well, I've seen your picture, so I'd have to agree with you there... :D

[Ska]

OK so I was going to start a thread like this, but I used the search first (you're welcome, Finn and the rest of the mod's). I was curious about some of the names of the "new" Raven members...especially oki9Sedo...what in the hell is that?

BTW, my last name is Sabatula...and I like ska music...so I "smushed" the two and made Skabatula...genius, I know!

Anyone else?

[Deckard]

My name means "Who is like god." :D

[metalinvader]

"Metal Invaders" is a song from the band Helloween. Sorry,Nothing to interesting.;)

[Deckard]

"Metal Invaders" is a song from the band Helloween. Sorry,Nothing to interesting.;)

I think they mean your real name, Like mine, Michael means "Who is like God." Google your name + Origin and Meaning.

[Katarn07]

My real name is Matthew and means "gift of the lord." But my parents really didn't have that in mind when naming me. My parents gave my sisters and I all Bibical names, but my dad claims he chose Matthew over any of the other choices they had in mind because of Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke. I don't think he's joking either. lol

Katarn07, for those of you that are oblivious to the expanded universe of Star Wars, is derived from Kyle Katarn of the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight video game series. Think Han Solo with a lightsaber who never loses his bad attitude. The 07 is because in JK2, there are 7 Dark Jedi you have to fight to beat the game.

[Ska]

I think they mean your real name, Like mine, Michael means "Who is like God." Google your name + Origin and Meaning.

Oh %$@!

You're right...I bumped the wrong thread. I don't care about your real names, I wanted to know what your board username means!

Oh well.

In that case, my name is Brandon and means "fiery hill".

[Deckard]

And Deckard is of course from Blade Runner for all you Harrison Ford fans out there... :rolleyes:

[metalinvader]

I think they mean your real name, Like mine, Michael means "Who is like God." Google your name + Origin and Meaning.


Ah..****!

Well,Anyways..My name is Michael also.But I hate going by my full name so just Mike.;)

[The_Raiders]

Well my name, Caleb, means "bold" or "mad-dog" don't ask me, I'm neither bold or a mad-dog :rolleyes:

[Hawkeye]

My name is Corey, but everybody calls me Hawkeye because I love the TV show, M*A*S*H. My parents nemed me after Corey Feldman.

[Ska]

My name is Corey, but everybody calls me Hawkeye because I love the TV show, M*A*S*H. My parents nemed me after Corey Feldman.

haha

That's funny! I mean, Corey Feldman?

hehe...that's awesome!

*calls parents to find out why he's called Brandon before laughing more*

Actually I think there was a Brandon on Guiding Light...and my mom's been addicted to GL forever...!!!

Oh no!

EDIT: I just wiki'ed Guiding Light...there was a Brandon Spaulding...

...say it ain't so, mom!

[Pale Horse]

What spring Mountian is all about napa, man some big names up theere! Good stuff. hummm I wonder what that means? It is a great region with one of my favorite wineirs in it! A fun road to biek also!


Appellations. My new hobby. Sort of.

Pale Horse. When I log in it's as if your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis.

[Mr. Fusion]

Joshua means: "Jehovah is generous. Jehovah saves."

Morgan means: "Bright sea."

and Knight means: "English Male Nobel or soldier."

[Finn]

it's as if your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding, almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis. Also known as 'hangover'.




<small>Finn... guess.</small>

[Insomniac]

My name is Drew witch means wise and my middle name is Garrison witch is a fort.Wise fort?:confused:

[Rayder]

Kayla: something to do with pure
jean: blue jeans?
Smith: take your pick of the possibilities, millions of them

[WillKill4Food]

Eric is of Scandinavian origin. It is derived from the name Eiríkr, meaning "ever ruler" from the words ei "ever" and ríkr,"ruler" in Old Norse.
Chase is an English word meaning to pursue something.
Lyons is a town in France. I guess my relatives are from there, though my family is German.

WillKill4Food is a parody of the "Will Work For Food" signs that some hobos carry.

[AngieAki]

My first name means father's joy in Hebrew and my middle means strong and/or able.

[Merek Jones]

My real name is Matthew:
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Gift of God
Gender: Boy

My Author Name: Merek Cardew
Name: Merek
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: The Teutonic name Merek means: Strong ruler.
Gender: Boy

Name: Cardew
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: The Celtic name Cardew means: From the black fort.
Gender: Boy

Basically together it means, "Strong Ruler From The Black Fort."

[herr gruber]

Herr Gruber is not, as some think, the homosexual Nazi from the comedy series 'Allo 'Allo. Rather, the dastardly Hans Gruber from Die Hard.

[Indy fan 235]

First Name: Ian: Celtic/Gaelic- Means God is Gracious.

Middle Name: Matthew: Hebrew- Gift of God.

Confirmation Name: Luke- Latin- Bringer of Light.

Last Name: Westhoff- According to ancestry.com it means: topographic name for someone who lived on a farm situated to the west of a settlement, from Middle High German west 'west(en)' + hof 'farmstead', 'manor farm'.

As a kid, I always wanted to be called Indiana Ian.

I'm 32 and from NJ.

[drjones]

First name : Matthew - Gift of God

Middle name: Trent - English/Welsh origin- Traveller

Last name: Tarpley - As for my last name/surname, it's probably just better to quote what I found about my surname from the Tarpley Family Crest; it's a little lengthy, so bear with me:

This surname of TARPLEY was of the locational group of surnames meaning 'one who came from TARPORLEY' a place in Cheshire. The name was originally rendered in the Old English form TORPERLEAH. The place stands by a prominent hill, which may well have been called TORR. The rest of the name would then be 'pear-wood or glade' The name would literally mean the man called PERLEY who lived by the hill called TORR. The earliest of the name on record appears to be TORPELEI (without surname) who was listed as a tenant in the Domesday Book of 1086. Surnames derived from placenames are divided into two broad categories; topographic names and habitation names. Topographic names are derived from general descriptive references to someone who lived near a physical feature such as an oak tree, a hill stream or a church. Habitation names are derived from pre-existing names denoting towns, villages and farmsteads. Other classes of local names include those derived from the names of rivers individual houses with signs on them, regions and whole countries. TORPERLEG (without surname) appears in Cheshire in the year 1287, and TORPERLEY (without surname) was recorded in 1293. As a general rule, the further someone had travelled from his place of origin, the broader the designation. Someone who stayed at home might be known by the name of his farm or locality in the parish; someone who moved to another town might be known by the name of his village; while someone who moved to another county could acquire the name of the county or region from which he originated. The name is also spelt TARPLEY and the associated coat of arms is recorded in Sir Bernard Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884. Registered to The Rev. Kenneth TARPLEY of Northampton (No date given). In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armoured warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe.

[Pale Horse]

Also known as 'hangover'.



So true, so true

[AngieAki]

I was always told that putting your last name out on the Internet was bad...

[Gear]

Well, ****** means "ever green", *** is the middle name of my father and grandfather, and ***** is a Gypsy name. (dads half Gypsy and grandpa is full.... Gypsy that is :rolleyes: )

[AngieAki]

Well, ****** means "ever green", *** is the middle name of my father and grandfather, and ***** is a Gypsy name. (dads half Gypsy and grandpa is full.... Gypsy that is :rolleyes: )
I never knew that! Badass!!! :whip:

My last name is English and means "son of the master of wood". LOL.

So all together my names mean:

"father's joy, strong and able, son/daughter of the master of wood"

[Joe Brody]

Also known as 'hangover'.


So true, so true

Did I miss something? Festivities at WDL?

[Gear]

I never knew that! Badass!!! :whip:

My last name is English and means "son of the master of wood". LOL.

So all together my names mean:

"father's joy, strong and able, son/daughter of the master of wood"


Hahaha! Well he had you so he must be the master of wood. ;)

[AngieAki]

Hahaha! Well he had you so he must be the master of wood. ;)
LMAO!!!

Eww.... I would rather not think about that.

[Gear]

Er, sorry....... *:D *

[JD2008]

My name means Noble born King. But I won't tell you what my name is.

[Finn]

"father's joy, strong and able, son/daughter of the master of wood" Must... fight... the... urge... to... oh, thank god, gear guardian beat me to it. At least partially.

My name means Noble born King. But I won't tell you what my name is. Ron?

Whoops, I read noble p... eh, nothing, really.