Meaning of Your Name

Andrea Meltsner · Post by **Andrea Meltsner** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:48 pm

Jonathan wrote:
Trent DeWhite wrote:Ah, that's interesting, Andrea.

Chandler wrote:You're probably going to regret it.
Okay, then forget I asked.
Except now I'm curious.

as am I.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:22 am

AndreaMeltsner wrote:
Jonathan wrote:
Trent DeWhite wrote:Ah, that's interesting, Andrea.

Chandler wrote:You're probably going to regret it.
Okay, then forget I asked.
Except now I'm curious.
as am I.

Well, EK?

Lucy Pevensie · Post by **Lucy Pevensie** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:13 pm

My name means grace of God I think. I love my name but so many people have it. Could anybody look up what Robin means, please?

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:26 pm

Laura Ingalls wrote:And my real name shall remain anonymous.

Same here.

Screech:
1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
2. A sound suggestive of this cry: the screech of train brakes.

Okay, that's not where we got it when it became my online nickname...

Kanimoto · Post by **Kanimoto** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:30 pm

I have no idea what Kanimoto means...

My real name, Sarah, means "princess."

Yes, I know that smiley is one of a king.

Dr. Watson · Post by **Dr. Watson** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:42 pm

Laura Ingalls wrote:And my real name shall remain anonymous.

I know!! I know!!

Her name is... *gets clunked on the head by Laura Ingalls*

My name means "God's Gracious Gift"

Pretty cool, if you think about it. It's hard to imagine God using li'l ol' me to be a gift to someone.

Cheerio

Sunday · Post by **Sunday** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:48 pm

My name means....uh, noisy

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:54 pm

Sunday wrote:My name means....uh, noisy

Really? And I thought it was a day of the week

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:54 am

Reiterated research from page one:

The names of our weekdays originated with the Romans. The Latin word for day is "dies." The concept for a 7 day week is said to have originated in ancient times in West Asia, most likely in Mesopotamia. Prior to the 7 day week, there were weeks of different lenghts, i.e., 8 days.

At the time that the Romans assigned Latin names to each day, it was thought that everything revolved around the earth. As the Romans saw it, there were 7 celestial bodies revolving around the earth...the sun, moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.

Now for the Latin names:

Sunday (dies solis) = Sun's day
Monday (dies lunae = Moon's day
Tuesday (dies Martis = Mars' day
Wednesday (dies Mercuru) = Mercury's day
Thursday (dies Jovis) = Thor's day
Friday (dies Veneris) = Venus' day
Saturday (dies Saturn) = Saturn's day

Most Latin-based languages connect each day of the week with one of the seven "planets" of the ancient times. French, for example, uses:

English - French - Planet

Monday - lundi - Moon
Tuesday - mardi - Mars
Wednesday - mercredi - Mercury
Thursday - jeudi - Jupiter
Friday - vendredi - Venus
Saturday - samedi - Saturn
Sunday - dimanche - (Sun)

The link with the sun has been broken in French, but Sunday was called dies solis (day of the sun) in Latin.

PonysHorses · Post by **PonysHorses** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:15 am

Sarah wrote:*cough*
Sarah
Gender: Female
Meaning: Princess
Origin: Hebrew

Yep... that's what mine means...My mom told me what it meant when I was around 4, which wasn't good judgement on her behalf, because ever since then, I expected them to treat my like a princess. My friend Sadie, found out that's what hers meant too, so we were both mad when our parents wouldn't let us buy crowns.

Sarah

I have a sister named Sarah, my parents used that name because it was from the bible. And the name Sarah really means God's Little Princess.

My bible name, Rebekah, means Earnest Devotee

Sunday · Post by **Sunday** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:45 am

Noisy -->
I was refering to my given name...the one on my birth certificate.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:50 am

Tristan?

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:39 am

Dr. Watson wrote:My name means "God's Gracious Gift"

Pretty cool, if you think about it. It's hard to imagine God using li'l ol' me to be a gift to someone.

And your name would be Jonathan, would it not?

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:58 pm

Rachael means 'ewe', but I prefer 'lamb of God'.

I'm not sure what Nicole means.

Ruthie · Post by **Ruthie** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:14 pm

My First name means 'Friend' and my middle name means 'star'.

Dr. Watson · Post by **Dr. Watson** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:38 pm

Jonathan wrote:
Dr. Watson wrote:My name means "God's Gracious Gift"

Pretty cool, if you think about it. It's hard to imagine God using li'l ol' me to be a gift to someone.
And your name would be Jonathan, would it not?

Correct my dear fellow. $\:D/$

dancer02248 · Post by **dancer02248** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:02 pm

My name is Kristin and i think it means believer in Christ or something like that

One I Froggy · Post by **One I Froggy** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:48 pm

Rachael wrote:Rachael means 'ewe', but I prefer 'lamb of God'. I'm not sure what Nicole means.

Nicole means Victory of the poeple....Thats my name.
Ashley means from ash tree...hmmm (my middle name)

My screen name Frogalwyz, actually comes from a little poem I read a few years ago. It goes a little something like this:
FROG...Fully Rely On God. He'll accept you warts and all. His grace is free so jump for joy...and always remember FROG. Fully Rely on God.~ Ive been obsessed with frogs ever since.

Funny thing, there are a few Jonathans on here, and that means gift of god. I was babysitting once and they all wanted to know what So I looked them up. Jonathan= gift of god. Nathan means gods gift, and then the last one was Matthew which also means gods gift. I thought that it was kinda interesting that all three brothers names meant the same thing. Those are some gifted parents.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:16 am

If I've done my counting right (and I stink at math) there are four Jonathans here.

-Jonathan

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:19 am

I don't know what Frodo means.