Whoozyerdaddy
Lifer
- Jun 27, 2005
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DEREK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DER-ek [key]
From a Low German form of THEODORIC
From the Gothic name Thiudreiks meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and ric "power, ruler". Theodoric the Great was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DER-ek [key]
From a Low German form of THEODORIC
From the Gothic name Thiudreiks meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and ric "power, ruler". Theodoric the Great was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy.
lizardth
Golden Member
- Oct 5, 2005
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ELIZABETH
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: ee-LIZ-a-beth [key]
From ???saßet (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ??????????? ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.
The name was borne in the 12th century by Saint Elizabeth, a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary who became a Franciscan nun and lived in poverty. It was also the name of a ruling queen of England and an empress of Russia. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II and actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: ee-LIZ-a-beth [key]
From ???saßet (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ??????????? ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.
The name was borne in the 12th century by Saint Elizabeth, a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary who became a Franciscan nun and lived in poverty. It was also the name of a ruling queen of England and an empress of Russia. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II and actress Elizabeth Taylor.
LUCIFER
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Theology
Pronounced: LOO-si-fur [key]
Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring". This name originally referred to the morning star, Venus, but later became associated with the chief angel who rebelled against God's rule in heaven. Even later it became associated with Satan himself.
I'm serious. I first found out what my name was and meant at 8.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Theology
Pronounced: LOO-si-fur [key]
Means "bringing light", derived from Latin lux "light" and ferre "to bring". This name originally referred to the morning star, Venus, but later became associated with the chief angel who rebelled against God's rule in heaven. Even later it became associated with Satan himself.
I'm serious. I first found out what my name was and meant at 8.
MICHAEL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul (English), MI-khah-el (German) [key]
From the Hebrew name ???????? (Mika'el) which meant "who is like God?". This is 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 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.
Also the first or second most popular male name in the U.S. From 1950 through 2006.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul (English), MI-khah-el (German) [key]
From the Hebrew name ???????? (Mika'el) which meant "who is like God?". This is 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 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.
Also the first or second most popular male name in the U.S. From 1950 through 2006.
mrSHEiK124
Lifer
- Mar 6, 2004
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ABD-ALLAH
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ??? ???? (Arabic)
Means "servant of God" from Arabic ??? ('abd) "servant of" combined with ???? (Allah) "God". This was the name of the father of the Prophet Muhammad.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ??? ???? (Arabic)
Means "servant of God" from Arabic ??? ('abd) "servant of" combined with ???? (Allah) "God". This was the name of the father of the Prophet Muhammad.
Akhen
Golden Member
- Nov 14, 2005
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RAPHAEL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, French, Biblical
Pronounced: RAF-ee-el (English), RAY-fee-el (English), ra-fa-EL (French) [key]
From the Hebrew name ??????? (Refa'el) which meant "God has healed". Raphael was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. In the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament it is told how he aided Tobias. This was also the name of a 16th-century Renaissance painter, the designer of several of the frescoes in the Vatican Palace in Rome.
ThePresence
Elite Member
- Nov 19, 2001
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I have the same name in Hebrew.
Ovadyah or Ovadia is (ovad or eved) "servant of" Yah "God".
It's Obadiah in English although nobody has ever called me that.
Squisher
Lifer
- Aug 17, 2000
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CRAIG
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: KRAYG [key]
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks". The surname originally belonged to a person who lived near a crag.
Also, derived from the Armenian and Hungarian parents and deemed to rock and party like a rockstar and unable to know his own limits and needs to grow up.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: KRAYG [key]
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks". The surname originally belonged to a person who lived near a crag.
Also, derived from the Armenian and Hungarian parents and deemed to rock and party like a rockstar and unable to know his own limits and needs to grow up.
mrSHEiK124
Lifer
- Mar 6, 2004
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Heh, when I took Hebrew I and II at USF, my professor made my Hebrew name Ovadyah when I told her what my name meant in Arabic. Obadah (also with an ayin) is a popular name in Arabic.
ThePresence
Elite Member
- Nov 19, 2001
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Scouzer
Lifer
- Jun 3, 2001
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DAVID
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Biblical
Other Scripts: ????? (Hebrew), ????? (Russian)
Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Hebrew), da-VEED (French), dah-VEET (Russian), DAH-fit (German) [key]
Possibly derived from Hebrew ??? (dvd) 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.
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'.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Biblical
Other Scripts: ????? (Hebrew), ????? (Russian)
Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Hebrew), da-VEED (French), dah-VEET (Russian), DAH-fit (German) [key]
Possibly derived from Hebrew ??? (dvd) 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.
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'.
BLAKE
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BLAYK [key]
From a surname which was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blac "pale". A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BLAYK [key]
From a surname which was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blac "pale". A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake
xanis
Lifer
- Sep 11, 2005
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BRIAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: BRIE-an [key]
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". 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.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: BRIE-an [key]
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". 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.
Sentrosi2121
Platinum Member
- Aug 8, 2004
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CAMERON
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: KAM-u-run, KAM-run [key]
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose". The Camerons were one of the great Highland clans.
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: KAM-u-run, KAM-run [key]
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose". The Camerons were one of the great Highland clans.
ROBERT
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Other Scripts: ?????? (Russian)
Pronounced: RAH-burt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian) [key]
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It belonged to three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. The author Robert Browning and poets Robert Burns and Robert Frost are famous literary bearers of this name. Also, Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Other Scripts: ?????? (Russian)
Pronounced: RAH-burt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian) [key]
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It belonged to three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. The author Robert Browning and poets Robert Burns and Robert Frost are famous literary bearers of this name. Also, Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
JONATHAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN-a-than (English), YO-nah-tahn (German) [key]
From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Yehonatan) (contracted to ???????? (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given". In the Old Testament Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul and a friend of David. He was killed in battle with the Philistines. A famous bearer of this name was Jonathan Swift, the satirist who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' and other works.
yahweh has given me a mind good enough to be skepticle of his existance with...mwuahaha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN-a-than (English), YO-nah-tahn (German) [key]
From the Hebrew name ?????????? (Yehonatan) (contracted to ???????? (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given". In the Old Testament Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul and a friend of David. He was killed in battle with the Philistines. A famous bearer of this name was Jonathan Swift, the satirist who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' and other works.
yahweh has given me a mind good enough to be skepticle of his existance with...mwuahaha
StinkyMojo
Golden Member
- Nov 15, 2004
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HADI
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ???? (Arabic)
Means "religious guide" in Arabic.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ???? (Arabic)
Means "religious guide" in Arabic.
Zachary is a masculine name. It is of Hebrew origin. The meaning of the name Zachary is God or Yahweh has remembered. Zachary is an alternative spelling of the name Zechariah. Zechariah, a minor prophet of the Old Testament, wrote the Book of Zechariah.
In the New Testament, Zechariah is the name of the father of John the Baptist. He expressed his disbelief and was temporarily made numb. Other alternative names for Zachary or Zechariah are Sachairi, Sakari, Sakke, Saku, Yahweh, Zacarias, Zach (the nickname of most men called Zachary), Zachariah, Zak and Zakhar
In the New Testament, Zechariah is the name of the father of John the Baptist. He expressed his disbelief and was temporarily made numb. Other alternative names for Zachary or Zechariah are Sachairi, Sakari, Sakke, Saku, Yahweh, Zacarias, Zach (the nickname of most men called Zachary), Zachariah, Zak and Zakhar
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