What Your Name Means?

[dex-dex]

BROOKE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRUWK [key]
Variant of BROOK. The name came into use in the 1950s, probably influenced by American socialite Brooke Astor (1902-2007). It was further popularized by actress Brooke Shields (1965-).
From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.

yeah so lame.
and the even funnier thing is that there is a creek behind my house.

 

[Pontus Hashis]

Pontus
Male
Meaning: Sea
Scandinavian (read: Swedish) version of Pontius, a roman family name. Notable for Pontius Pilatus.

 

[SuperToaster]

Meaning of "Ozzy"

English name

In English, the name Ozzy means- gods divine power. The name Ozzy orginated as an English name. The name Ozzy is most often used as a boy name or male name.

English Name Meaning - gods divine power
Origin - England

Sounds cool

 

[Ursus Buckler]

ALEC

Abbreviation of Alexander
Means 'Protector of Mankind'. which is weird, because I don't like people as a rule...

 

[SckizoBoy]

Interesting: first non-alphabet based name.

Name: ???-???
Gender: Male
Context based translation: Scholar Amongst a Thousand Minds

 

[fenrizz]

TERJE

Gender: Male
Meaning: Spear of the God's/ Spear of Thor.
Origin: Norse

My kids last names are TERJESSON, meaning Son of the spear of the God's, or just son of Terje.

 

[Lizardon]

BRADEN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: BRAY-dən
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Bradáin meaning "descendent of Bradan". The name Bradan derives from a Gaelic word meaning "salmon".

I already knew this. Some people's names have cool meanings, mine is a fish.

It's not even a cool fish.

 

[alrekr]

JOSHUA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Other Scripts: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced: JAH-shə-wə (English), JAW-shwə (English) [key]
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

The name Jesus comes from a Greek translation of the Aramaic short form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a), which was the real name of Jesus.


Well lest see not sure if I'm spy quality; howerver I am into politics so wouldn't mind leading a nation. Name just seems ironic though with me being atheist and all.

 

[Cheesus333]

"James: In English, the name James means- Supplant. Replace. Variant of Jacob derived from the latin Jacomus.. Other origins for the name James include - English, Israeli, Hebrew.The name James is most often used as a boy name or male name."

So that's pretty crap. Damn you boring etymology!

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

Name CODIE

Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KO-dee [key]
From the Gaelic surname Mac Óda, which means "son of OTTO". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917)

Lol, would that mean my name is Eng-rish?

 

[ThePirateMan]

JONATHAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical

Other Scripts: יוֹנָתָן (Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced: JAHN-ə-thən (English), YO-nah-tahn (German) [key]
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given". In the Old Testament Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul and a friend of David. He was killed in battle with the Philistines. As an English name, Jonathan did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was the Anglo-Irish satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' and other works.

(Other site)

Jonathan \j(o)-na-than\ as a boy's name is pronounced JAHN-a-thun. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jonathan is "gift of God". Related to Nathan. Biblical: the son of King Saul, Jonathan was noted for his manliness, generosity, and unselfishness. He saved David's life when Saul would have killed him. Author Jonathan Swift; actors Jon Voight, Jonathan Lipnicki.

Fuck yeah. Seems kind of ironic that I'm an atheist though.

 

[barbzilla]

JASON

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French, Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Biblical

Other Scripts: Ιασων (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: JAY-sən (English) [key]
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal". In Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts. After his uncle Pelias overthrew his father as king of Iolcos, Jason went in search of the Golden Fleece in order to win back the throne. During his journeys he married the sorceress Medea, who helped him gain the fleece and kill his uncle, but who later turned against him when he fell in love with another woman.

I suppose healer would suit me. I grew up in a family of nurses and have spent half of my life working in hospitals. Though I am not a medical professional (I work IT), I have saved 5 lives.

 

[rutger5000]

I don't know the meaning of my surname. My last name is 'Holtzer' which means woodchopper in some ancient german dialect. Ironically my nickname/alias is woody. Which is not related to it's meaning or my last name.

 

[Korak the Mad]

DAVID
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Latin

Other Scripts: דָּוִד (Hebrew), Давид (Russian, Serbian, Macedonian)

Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Hebrew), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), dah-VEET (Russian) [key]

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him.
This name has been used in Britain since the Middle Ages. It has been especially popular in Wales, where it is used in honour of the 5th-century patron saint of Wales (also called Dewi), as well as in Scotland, where it was borne by two kings. Famous bearers include empiricist philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873). This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield' (1850).

I knew what my name meant many years ago, because my grandmother told me what it meant, but I had forgotten years ago, after she died.

 

[newguy77]

Since my parents are obvious hippies and people with strange names, I can't seem to find anything about them, so I'll add my last name instead

Bravo
Fusion of Latin pravus and barbarus, Italian.

1.good, well-behaved
2.good, skilful, capable, clever, fine
3.good, obedient


pravus:
1.crooked, deformed
2.depraved, perverse, wicked

barbarus:
From Ancient Greek (barbaros, "foreign, strange") onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to 'blah blah').

1.foreign
2.savage
3.uncivilized

Wow. This is positively crappy. I don't understand how Bravo became a celebrating interjection. I thought it would be something good, but this is ridiculous

Your first name had better be Johnny or some variation thereof.

OT: Mine means either faithful or dog... yeah I'm going with faithful.

 

[Fugitive Panda]

I think it's pretty interesting how even the most mundane names have pretty fascinating origins.

Joseph here, and I don't think we need to spend much time pondering the origins there.

 

[Lenin211]

Elias

My parents named me after a character from "Platoon"

Never seen the movie so I don't know if that is bad or not.

 

[momo1tm]

MARIUS (best name ever )

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian

Pronounced: MER-ee-əs (English), MAR-ee-əs (English), MAH-ree-uws (German) [key]
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male". Gaius Marius was a famous Roman consul of the 2nd century BC. Since the start of the Christian era, it has occasionally been used as a masculine form of MARIA.

 

[William MacKay]

Alexander
Gender: Masculine
Greek, Latin. Meaning: Defender of men/ Protector of men.

I'm okay with that.

Mine is William and I have the same basic definition. its just my protection is gerder-unspecific.

 

[Gorgonzola2104]

DYLAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: DUL-an (Welsh), DIL-ən (English) [key]
From the Welsh elements dy "great" and llanw "tide, flow". In Welsh mythology Dylan was a god or hero associated with the sea. He was the son of Arianrhod and was accidentally slain by his uncle Govannon.
Famous bearers include the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and the American musician Bob Dylan (1941-), real name Robert Zimmerman, who took his stage surname from the poet's given name. Due to those two bearers, use of the name has spread outside of Wales in the last half of the 20th century.