i knew from the start that Michael was from the bible.. kinda hard to miss an Archangel 
but i was actually named after the pediatrician interesting huh?
but i was actually named after the pediatrician interesting huh?
What's your name's origin?
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Mine comes from the Tuatha Dé Danann myth and means ancient, legendary or amazing. Haven't a clue as to why I'm called it, chances are my parents probably just liked it.
Well the backstory to my name is like something out of a bad highschool drama. In real life I go by Roscoe Peyton Brewer, Roscoe apparently being the name of a northern Scottish province. But in reality I got my name from my parents first born son, Jackson Roscoe Brewer. He was the first born but died of something called SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. he basically stopped breathing and died. He was named after my Dad and first Mom's favorite singer, Jackson Brown(I think). Needless to say, a couple of years later my Mom and Dad tried again and had my older brother Raleigh, who was named after the capital of my Dad's home state(he moved to Texas when he was 6). Than when I came around in '95 my Mom apparently saw me as another Jackson, or Jackson's second try at life. But instead of naming me Jackson again, they gave me his middle name, Roscoe. Peyton just sounded good so they threw Peyton in there as well. To keep me being seen as some kind of reincarnation, Roscoe was shortened to Ross. And that's how Ross Peyton Brewer came to be. And it's also why I think of myself as Jackson. Maybe God gave him a second chance and put him in my body and than Jackson got use to Ross and forgot about his name. Who knows, it just makes me feel like I'm supposed to be living my life as some sort of memorial to Jackson, kinda weird don't ya think? Probably not as special some of the others here though.
My first name means "raven" (or the even more emo "child of sorrow"). My last name, coincidentally mean's "one who comes from Crow's Pass." Huh.
Christian: From the Medieval Latin Christianus, meaning "A Christian." Fitting, I suppose.
Francis: In this case, named after Saint Francis of Assisi.
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Francis: In this case, named after Saint Francis of Assisi.
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I'm still not sure what my name originates from. It's a persian name that some people have told me is based off an old persian hero (kinda like Hercules), some have said it is based on a flower (like a girl being named Jasmin, I'm male btw -.-) which is my most likely guess since a few of my family members over in Iran make flower references, and some "persian names r us" website said that it means sorrow/sadness, so I have no clue. All I know is that not many Iranian are called it
Miroslav
1. After my father
2. Pretty old Slavic name, means peace (mir) and glory (slav).
can't seem to get any of that yet
1. After my father
2. Pretty old Slavic name, means peace (mir) and glory (slav).
can't seem to get any of that yet
I'm named after the main character in the book "Markens Grøde" by the famous Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun. The reason is that my dad was really into Knut Hamsun at the time I was born. It's also a very biblical name.
Isaac (or Isak as I spell it) = he will laugh
Isaac (or Isak as I spell it) = he will laugh
Well my older brother who is 2 years older than me and was 2 years old when I was born told my mom that he wanted my name to start with the letter D like his name did. So that was the main thing.
And then my mom thought about my sister's name, basically cut it in half and then stuck the "D" in front of that half.
Hence my name.
And then my mom thought about my sister's name, basically cut it in half and then stuck the "D" in front of that half.
Hence my name.
Aston means East Town. That's why it's a district of England, and not usually a name (though Austin and Ashton are, and probably come from the same word). I was named after Aston Martin (the pride of English automobiles), but my dad tries to deny this now, unsuccessfully. He says now I was named after a place, thinking that the car was named after the place so it's indirectly true, but the car isn't named after a place, it's named after a three-legged-race the founders had competed in. English people also ask if my parents were football fan's (there's a team called Aston Villa).
Bill Clinton's estate is the namesake of Aston Clinton, and Ozzy Osbourne is from Aston. I've only met one other person with the first name Aston, that was in Heathrow airport tube station, just after I got off train carriage 666.
Bill Clinton's estate is the namesake of Aston Clinton, and Ozzy Osbourne is from Aston. I've only met one other person with the first name Aston, that was in Heathrow airport tube station, just after I got off train carriage 666.
My first name, Nicholas, is Greek and it means "peoples victory".
The only info I can get from my surname, Cooley, is that it's of Irish origin and from web trawling means anything between "Hound of Ulster", "cow meadow", "coaly, dark skinned or dark haired" and "servant of St. Mochuille". Although since I'm pale-ish and fair haired the third one is pretty off.
The only info I can get from my surname, Cooley, is that it's of Irish origin and from web trawling means anything between "Hound of Ulster", "cow meadow", "coaly, dark skinned or dark haired" and "servant of St. Mochuille". Although since I'm pale-ish and fair haired the third one is pretty off.
I think I was named after a baseball player which is weird because I figured my name was because I was Irish, it's Brendan, by the way, no clue why I was given my middle name, Shane...
I'm a Matthew too. Except the Slavic version, Matija, which is, curiously, a unisex name over here. I know of a few "female Matthews", though the practice would probably be considered bizarre hippie-naming in the English-speaking world.canadamus_prime said:
It's also a bit inappropriate for me since neither me nor any of my folks are religious. My parents told me they simply flipped through a phonebook and chose what sounded best.