What's your name's origin?

[thePyro_13]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen

Mine however, is spelt: Steven.

Seems to represent wreaths, crowns, honour and rewards.

I've never liked the name, it just doesn't roll off my tongue easily.

 

[DonMartin]

Martin, which I think is Latin for "Dedicated to Mars", or if you want to be fancy about it, "Dedicated to The God of War". Which is funny, seeing as how I am a chill dude with little to no aggressions for anyone.

Except for communists.. Smelly, dirty, red scum, I HATE EM I HATE EM

Nah, not really. I just wanted a reason to post that.

EDIT: Wait, holy shit. My middle names mean "Free Man" and "Spear of the Gods". God of War was based on my names. A man, "Dedicated to the God of War", becomes a "Free Man" using the "Spear of the Gods".

lol wut

 

[holy_secret]

Todd, according to google its old english for fox or foxhunter.

Also death in German.

My name is made up by my hippie parents. It could either mean Gracious (if you use John as the closest/similar to my name) and Youth if you pick Evan.

 

[Mr Fixit]

The meaning of my name is a damn question. Michael means "Who is like God?" Hebrew origin.
My parents named me after the pastor of the church they were attending at the time.
My middle name Gene means "Born to nobility" English origin.
& they pick that for my middle name because Eugene Didn't sound so good & I thank them for it.

I like my name okay, just wish it wasn't so damn common some times.....

 

[if_then_else]

First Name: Julián, derived from Julianus, the last pagan Roman Emperor, it also means Young or Youthful

Second Name: Martín, also derived from the Roman Emeperor Martinus, it's related to the roman god of war Mars, it means something like "Warlike"

Last Name: Pagano, can be translated literaly to "pagan", but according to the interweb, it means "village dweller". Also, the english version is Payne. Like Max Payne. All kinds of awesome.

 

[Nickolai77]

Last Name: Pagano, can be translated literaly to "pagan", but according to the interweb, it means "village dweller". Also, the english version is Payne. Like Max Payne. All kinds of awesome.

Pagan basically means village dweller in Latin, it's probably originates from derogatory name calling by Roman urbanised Christians to the non-Christians who lived in the countryside during the latter years of the Roman Empire.

Anyway, my name

Nicholas= "Peoples Victory" in Greek.
Mark=Latin, meaning manly or masculine.
O'Dowd- Anglicised version of "O'Dubdha", meaning "dark one" in old Irish.

 

[if_then_else]

Last Name: Pagano, can be translated literaly to "pagan", but according to the interweb, it means "village dweller". Also, the english version is Payne. Like Max Payne. All kinds of awesome.

Pagan basically means village dweller in Latin, it's probably originates from derogatory name calling by Roman urbanised Christians to the non-Christians who lived in the countryside during the latter years of the Roman Empire.

Ah, it makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[VeneratedWulfen93]

I was called Connor because both my parents loved Highlander. Sigh, named after a 1980s film protagonist...wait a minute...THATS AWESOME!!.

There can be only one! (not literally, I know loads of Connors but I must be the only one named after Connor Mcloud)

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

I tried making a name that no one would easily duplicate (to avoid the dreaded Alklazaris143) by trying to combine as many syllables as I could while still making it freeflowing. (Alk-La-Zar-is) and I tacked on Zack after I played MMOs that had first and last names.

I want to keep it for as long as I game, so if I ever run into any friends they will immediately know its me, no matter what game I play.

Though Alklazaris is apparently a very unique name so my internet footprint pretty much lit up like a christmas tree. Thank god my real name is one of the most common first and last times out there.

 

[Eric Dudley]

My name comes from old Norse, originally spelled "Eiríkr", which means "all ruler".

Also, named after my uncle.

But I like the first answer better.

 

[The Floating Nose]

My name comes from a card in the game "Munchkin". When i saw it the first time i almost pissed myself.

 

[mechashiva77]

Brittany: a region of France and derived from the Roman goddess Britannia. Apparently my name wasn't used in America until the 70s (which I find that hard to believe actually).

 

[Raika]

I'm an American, honey. Our names don't mean shit.

 

[Something Amyss]

I'm named after a friend of the family.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

(first name) Tim: biblical name
(surname) Cuatt: NO EFFING CLUE.

 

[BlindedHunter]

The mythical Greek hunter that decided to kill the animals. All the animals.
Cool origins, kinda sucky name.

 

[Flamezdudes]

I'm named after my grandad and because its a very typical Irish name.

...Guess what it is.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

First name Robert: Means bright and famous in old English.

Middle name Peter: Rock in Greek

Last name (Not giving it away here): "From the ground"

 

[Bigbomb94]

I was named after this song

http://youtu.be/KHxqxfVaTqc

 

[Vicarious Reality]

Translated to english the meaning of my name would be

Wolf Scion Marsian Soundstream

Just ordinary Swedish names