Yeah it doesn't exactly work for me either since I'm an atheist, but I wasn't always so. I had a crisis of faith a number of years back and have since turned my back on God, religion, and all thatSeneschal said: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:First name: Matthew, means 'Gift of God.' Mom always said that I was her Christmas present.
Second name (first middle name): Alan, named for my Uncle I think.
Third name (second middle name: Thomas, named for my father and grandfather.
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.
Even better if you play MtG! The drakes from a lot of the older sets have awesome artwork!Death God said:Yeah, I guess "drake" is more common with male duck most people from where I'm from only think of it as draconic so I'm cool with it.
Also death in German.Togs said:Todd, according to google its old english for fox or foxhunter.
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.if_then_else said: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.
Ah, it makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.Nickolai77 said: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.if_then_else said: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.