What 's the meaning behind your name?

[Sonicron]

"Lorenz" is the Germanized form of the Latin name Laurentius. I was thusly named after Holy Laurentius of Rome, a Christian martyr from the 3rd century. After dividing the wealth of his church among the members of the parish, presenting the sick and the poor to Caesar Valerian as the 'true wealth of the church' and being particularly smug abut it, said Caesar sentenced Laurentius to death by barbeque. No, not the kind where you eat until you literally bite off more than you can chew, but the kind where your body takes the place of ribs and burger patties on the grill.

 

[Downfall89]

Supplanter. It is hebrew, it derives from the Hebrew name for Jacob. (which is like yakov or something)

The name is James. In English. As for my Greek name Dimitri, it means ' of Demeter', the Greek goddess of the harvest.

 

[Grimlock Fett]

"Lover of horses"
&
"One who lives near a marsh (wet ground)"

Friend at school called me horse piss... bad times!

 

[Mr_spamamam]

Christopher is apparnetly a metaphorical name, expressing that the person carrys Christ in their heart. Comes from early christians

 

[Zorg Machine]

Rest,Comfort. This is great considering that rest and comfort pretty much sums up my life.

 

[graverobber2]

Heroic, Manly
(andreas, comes from the greek 'andros')

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

Felicity: originally Latin, its literal meaning is "happiness"
And my last name is Elvis. I never asked for it! But apparently it has a meaning too; in Old English it meant "of the elves" obviously my dad's family must have been a little creepy...

 

[Simili]

Simon means "the listener" and Evans means "son of John" in welsh

 

[Legion]

'Jason' is a Greek name and it means 'Healer'. I am not sure if I grew into the name or vice versa.

As for my surname. I have no idea.

 

[Shockolate]

According to the Wiktionary, "Colin" is a diminutive on "Colle", a french/medieval short form for Nicholas, meaning "Victorious people."

It can also be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Cailean" or "Coileain", meaning "whelp", "cub", or "Young pup".

I like the former better. Infact, I think I'll change my name to Nick if I get the chance.

 

[MrFluffy-X]

well i have the same name and birthday of jan-michael vincent...think my parents were big fans...so im name means "air wolf"....

 

[Ranorak]

Firstly, my name is impossible for English speakers to pronounce, or so I noticed.

It's Freek, pronounced as Fr-ake, as in lake, or cake.
Though it's the short version of Frederick.
And it means something along the lines of; peaceful, powerful leader.

 

[Nansen]

"Nanna" is a Nordic name, meaning brave. Nanna is also the wife of Balder in Norse mythology. and, err, it's a common term for grandmother outside Scandinavia .__.

 

[Jovlo]

My first name 'Joris' is the Dutch equivalent of George.
It comes from the greek word georgos, which means farmer.
Funny thing is that I'm graduating this year as an agricultural engineer.

 

[Ldude893]

Laurel Crowned.

No, my name is NOT Lawrence.

 

[Grahwo]

Surname:
It means : Grave Home or Dead home.. (reference to the black plague)

First name does not really mean anything.

 

[Flishiz]

My first name is Nikko, which in Japanese, translates to "sunlight" or "enlightenment from Buddha."

While I don't want to disclose my full name, I do find it funny that my first name is Japanese, my middle name is Italian, and my last name is German. When have I seen those three together before....?

 

[ENKC]

'Ian' is a Scottish (Celtic) variation of 'John'. Nothing too exciting for me.

 

[That's Funny]

My name is Edward and it means 'Wealthy Guardian', which doesn't make sense because a) I'm not rich and b) I'm a coward.