What does your first name mean?

[ScottyB]

SCOTT m English, Scottish
Pronounced: SKAWT
From a surname which meant "Scotsman" in Old English. The original meaning of the word Scot is debated, but it may mean "tattoo", so given because Scotsmen often had tattoos.

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Means "giver" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet and also a son of King David.

Nate

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Means "giver" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet and also a son of King David.

Nate

you r teh winnAr!

 

[SpiderX]

MICHAEL m English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul
From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This was the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers.

 

[ElFenix]

patron saint of soldiers

 

[yakko]

I didn't see yakko on there.

 

[pennylane]

PATRICK m Irish, English, French, German
Pronounced: PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French)
From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin. A 5th-century saint, the patron saint of Ireland, adopted this name (his birth name was Sucat). During his youth he was captured by Irish raiders and enslaved, but after six years of servitude he escaped to his home in Britain. Eventually he became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary, where he succeeded in Christianizing the entire country.

 

[Vonkhan]

dont care, gonna change my name to "Sir President"

 

[Titan]

not in the database.

guess Titan is just a little to rare, eh?

Although it was in a baby-name book I looked at in 6th grade for class. It offered a one-word synonym: "God"

I am not conceited on it, it's just my name.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: NTB

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Means "giver" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet and also a son of King David.

Nate

DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Russian, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), da-VEED (French)
Possibly derived from Hebrew dod 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. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.

Who's your daddy?

 

[LordMaul]

Supposedly just a name that was "common among the nobility."

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

boring.....

KENT m English
Pronounced: KENT
From a surname which was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England.

 

[minendo]

From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?".

 

[SithSolo1]

BRIAN m Irish, English
Pronounced: BRIE-an
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but there are several theories including: "hill" from Celtic bruaich; "high" or "noble" from Celtic brigh; or "strong" from Celtic bri. Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain.

 

[The Sauce]

Adam = Red Man

 

[phreakah]

JUSTIN m English, French
Pronounced: JUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French)
From the Roman name Justinus, which was derived from JUSTUS. This was the name of several early saints including Justin Martyr, a Christian philosopher of 2nd century who was beheaded in Rome.

 

[MeanMeosh]

i'm a guy, and my name means love in sanskrit (already knew this, studied sanskrit a while back)

 

[Krakerjak]

RYAN m,f Irish, English
Pronounced: RIE-an
From a surname which was originally derived from an Irish first name which meant "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

 

[montanafan]

ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Ancient Greek
Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dra
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. This was the name of the domineering wife of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia.
ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur
From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.

 

[Tinkerhell]

Mine's Lesley: From a surname which was derived from a Scottish place name meaning either "garden of hollies" or "garden by the pool" in Gaelic.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Electrode
<<From the Hebrew name Yoseph meaning "he will add" >>

Add what?

Numbers. This was an important skill at one time, but it became obsolete with the discovery of Multiplication!

 

[Chaotic42]

Christen:
From a medieval Latin name that meant "Christian". This was the name of ten kings of Denmark. Another famous bearer of the name was Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author of such fairy tales as 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'.

Michael:
From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This was the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.


I'm all about God, it seems.

 

[ROTC1983]

Jerome = Holy one. I am not even religious

 

[Siddhartha]

wolf

 

[jjones]

j = tacobiter.