names and meanings

[Gubni]

So there are a lot of strange names out there. It seems now people are trying for weird names. One that was popular a few years ago was Natasha. Does anyone know the hidden name within that name? What are some weird names you know of and their meanings?

[TiredIronGRB]

George means "farmer"

[Gubni]

George means "farmer"

Let me guess, you grow rocks? :lol:

[TiredIronGRB]

And dirt...but I used to grow a nice crop :oops:

[chaser]

Justin Means Justice

[Bluegill]

Robert has 2 meanings -
Greek = "bright fame"
Old English = "man of excellence"


There are several Roberts here at Grace :wink:

[Tracker021605]

Natalie means Christmas child

[Gordon]

El Gordo means the "fat one" :lol: :lol: . Gordon itself is from a surname.

And, for those of you who may care about some name trivia, many years ago in Wales (which is where my Edwards heritage came from), people didn't have two names. It is called patronomic names - if your dad was John and you were Ivan, then you were Ivan of John, and so forth. Edward was a common name in Wales, so many people were "so and so of Edward". My 3X great grandfather was Edward, so his son, my great great grandfather was John of Edward, and when he came to the USA, he came as John Edwards. In the early 1800's the Welsh began using last names, so they just combined the "of" thing.

[SamuraiGuyTN]

Yeah i looked up my name a while back.

Nicholas ...is ruler of the people. I think


Paque' ( my last name is french) it means Easter
It used to be De La Paque' or "of the Paque's"
then a great grand father changed it.

[HotRodYJ]

The name Brian is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high", or "slave driver", depending on the dialect of the region in question. There is no strong evidence regarding any potential origin, only conjecture, although the Gaelic word "br?gh"/"br?gh" ("context", "elixir", "essence", "interpretation", "meaning", "pith", "significance") offer a possible root. Brian means a matter strength, dignity, and honor. Another meaning for this name is "majestic and powerful in Irish rule."

A common definition is "honor, strength, virtue".

[MyBeau99]

Cynthia is Greek for Moon Goddess, the radiant one... lol.

I guess being a moon makes me a reflection of the Son. :wink:
:roll: with a few dark spots. :lol:

Armstrong is English, I presume for someone with a strong arm... lol, don't really know much about that... can't trace the family back past 1890 yet.

Mom's maiden name Greco is Sicilian, it means Greek. :grin:

[r1ng3l78]

jarret comes from jarrett which comes from garrett which is from the surname gerald or gerard. oooo, exciting i know.
Lynch is most commonly an anglicized form of the Gaelic surname O'loinsigh. which is derived from the Gaelic word loinseach which means mariner. the other root is that it's from the name O'lynch. there were a number of distinct and independent septs of the name lynch in medieval times. most importantly, the Thomond sept who held lands chiefly in counties Clare and Limerick. notable bearers include Charles Lynch (1736-1796) from whose name the word to "lynch" or "lynch law" was coined. and Thomas Lynch (1749-1779) who was the youngest signatory of the declaration of independence. the motto on the family crest is "Semper Fidelis" which I'm sure sounds familiar
my middle name "Ringel" i don't have as much background on other than i was named for my great grandfather "Jersey" Ringel. he was one of the worlds first wingwalkers and barnstormers. he bought a few Curtiss Jenny trainers after fighting in WWI and started his own flying circus. he invented several of the tricks seen at airshows today. for example he was the first to climb from a moving car to a flying plane, climb from one plane in flight to another, and the first man to ride the wing in a loop without being tied to the plane as comemorated in this painting.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/r1ng3l78/photos/jerseyringelhub.jpg

and here's one of him over the tennessee river (note the lack of ropes or parachutes)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/r1ng3l78/photos/jersey.jpg

[MyBeau99]

That's pretty cool there Jarret.

[TiredIronGRB]

I was always fasinated by the early wingwalkers and barnstormers, those were some true daredevils.

[r1ng3l78]

to prove the loop could be done, he put water in a bucket and swung it around to show it wouldn't spill any, but his pilot refused unless he was tied on so he stuck a knife in his sock and cut the rope during the show. he died when my grandmother was 8 in, you guessed it, a plane crash. but not doin stunts. one of his friends wife was out of town and went into labor. there evidently weren't many doctors around then because he loaded the father and the family doctor in the plane but the engine failed near dalton, GA. the father and doctor died on impact but jersey seemed fine but for a broke leg and some ribs, but he died three days later of internal injuries. he's buried at the military cemetary in chattanooga.

[Hokie_YJ]

My name is Benjamin, It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "son of the right hand; son of the south; son of my old age".

[Dino1967]

vincent latin to win
edward french rich guardian
parker english gamekeeper of the park

[Gubni]

Well I started this with the question of the hidden name of Natasha. Spell it backwards.

Ever wondered about gubni? Well I tried to get several different names when signing up for email. Everything I thought of was taken, so I just hit some random keys on the keyboard. It worked, so I've had it for about 10 years. I've been told if you seporate it and reverse the words and letters you get bugin. It is a real word in a different language, but I have been unable to translate it.

[SurferSami]

My son is Caleb Michael.
Caleb = Bold one, or strong one
Michael = Close or next to God
My other son is Nathniel = Gift of God

[4wheelinmoma]

Well I've never been able to find anything about the meaning of my name Tibitha. All I can usually find anything about is Tabitha and unfortunately that really doesn't have anything to do with the origins of my name. I do know that it came from a great grandmother who was Cherokee but other than that I have nothing. :( :?

[sams_pf]

Edwina :twisted: English Female Fem. form of EDWIN - prosperous friend
I was born in Germany, but was supposed to be a boy, I was gonna be named John Edward (after my grand dads). They didnt have a girls name picked out, so the Dr.(German) came up with that. As far as I'm concerned Sam is my name, it came from me being dad's shadow and something to do with Johnny Cash's song "A boy named Sue". I was his "girl named Sam".
Sam :grin: Hebrew Male ;to hear

[MyBeau99]

My son is Caleb Michael.
Caleb = Bold one, or strong one
Michael = Close or next to God
My other son is Nathniel = Gift of God

That's real neat, my best friend's parents did something kind of similar

Autumn Dawn = the morning harvest of the Lord
Crystal Joy = the pure joy of the Lord
Matthew ... I don't remember what his name meant for them.

And the grandchild is Aurora Noel, she was named for the birthing or Beginning Light of the Lord.

[Ray VanBuren]

Can't remember what Ray or Raymond means. Van Buren is Dutch. Van= of Dutch royalty
Buren= friend of the neighborhood
Interesting fact: My great, great, great, great grandfather was the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren.

[Dino1967]

kool wished i knowed my faimly tree

[Ray VanBuren]

kool wished i knowed my faimly treeThat's all of my "tree" I'm aware of.

[Gordon]

....Interesting fact: My great, great, great, great grandfather was the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren.

That's way cool. I really enjoy genealogy. Gathering the names and dates is interesting, but I really get into the history side of it. What life was like, how hard those ancestors worked, etc, etc. I sometimes imagine myself actually back in the day..... I feel very blessed to have some pieces of furniture and other things passed down through the years. I have my great grandfather's Boston rocker, and although he died a couple years before I was born, I can almost feel his presence when I sit in the chair. I guess I am just a bit sentimental, too. It is very humbling, when one stops and thinks about how easy life is these days compared to the difficulties of years gone by.

[SamuraiGuyTN]

going up through my dad's side of the family and then on through his Mothers side ( I think ) one of her aunts was married to Johaun Straus.

[Pitch]

Drake ---- Duck-----not much fun here!

[Tom-Boy]

Can't remember what Julie means, but did want to add about ancestors...
Great, great, great (unsure how many) uncle is John Hancock
3rd cousin is Johnny Cash (Sam, I know that song all too well)

supposedly kin to Harold II of England, but I can't find where my kinfolk traced it so I doubt it

[Thumpszilla]

3rd cousin is Johnny Cash (Sam, I know that song all too well)


Is that directed twords me?

[Tom-Boy]

no....not you thump

As far as I'm concerned Sam is my name, it came from me being dad's shadow and something to do with Johnny Cash's song "A boy named Sue". I was his "girl named Sam".

[Gubni]

Drake ---- Duck-----not much fun here!

Hey, I've never seen a duck sink or get stuck in the mud. They can absolutely fly over the rocks too.

[Ray VanBuren]

Can't remember what Julie means, but did want to add about ancestors...
Great, great, great (unsure how many) uncle is John Hancock
3rd cousin is Johnny Cash (Sam, I know that song all too well)

supposedly kin to Harold II of England, but I can't find where my kinfolk traced it so I doubt itI Googled "Julie" and found out it means "youthful"

[Ray VanBuren]

Can't remember what Ray or Raymond means. Van Buren is Dutch. Van= of Dutch royalty
Buren= friend of the neighborhood
Interesting fact: My great, great, great, great grandfather was the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren.I found out what "Raymond" means. Protecting Hand.

[Bluegill]

Sometimes I wish my 'rents would've given me one more name - Edward -after my first name. Even thought about having a court do that. Then my first 3 names would be - Robert Edward Lee. Know anyone else from history by that name? :wink: Lee is a middle name that has been passed down for 5 generations in my family.

Snyder has quite a few branches of history. I researched it while stationed in Europe. The first known recording of the name was in 1056, in Hamburg Germany - spelled Schneider. The meaning is where it gets interesting, because German dialects changed after their civil war several centuries ago. Under the old dialect, Schneider means "sailor". Under the modern dialect it means "tailor". This was also confirmed with several German born & raised co-workers. There are 23 different ways to spell Schneider, but all originated from the same area.

[Pitch]

Drake ---- Duck-----not much fun here!

Hey, I've never seen a duck sink or get stuck in the mud. They can absolutely fly over the rocks too. Great obsevation sure wish I could defy gravity like that.

[mountainmaggot]

My first name is Samuel, taken from the bible. My mothers maiden name is Follette. I have an aunt and uncle that are reorganised mormons and they traced the family tree back to the settling of america. Luther Follette arrived at a different place and a couple weeks after the famous Plymouth Rock landing. I don't know the details but the family had something to do with the founding of La Follette, TN. I also don't know what the name means, I just know it's a huge tree ( my mother was one of thirteen and there are Follettes in every state)
Sam

[Thumpszilla]

Samuel =From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and later anointed David.

Paul =From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Saint Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church, his story told in Acts in the New Testament. He was originally named Saul, but changed his name after converting to Christianity. Most of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him. This was also the name of six popes.

Jones =A patronymic name meaning "son of John (God has favored or gift of God)." The most common surname in Wales. JOHNSON is a common English version of this surname. ORIGIN Welsh, English

[Derrickalda]

Derrick = Hardcore Ninja

that would be my best guess

[MyBeau99]

Derrick = Hardcore Ninja

that would be my best guess

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[MarkH]

Mark,....obviously Biblical - probably rooted originally with Mars as in the god of war. Harris - thinkin' thats Scot. More than likely started as Harrison or Harries.