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Roto13
07-15-2006, 06:26 AM
What is your full name, and what does it mean? These two sites should give you the meaning of your first name.

http://www.homepagers.com/names/

http://www.parenthood.com/babynames.html

And this one should give you the meaning of your last name.

http://surnames.behindthename.com/

My first name (Rhody) means "Bed of roses". My middle name (Augustus) means "Majestic dignity; grandeur, Revered, Exalted". Perfect. ;). My last name (Tobin) means Goodness of God, but I couldn't find it on the surname site, so I looked for it amongst the first names.

Nominus Experse
07-15-2006, 06:52 AM
Prudent and Beloved Aspiration

Prudent being my first name, and Beloved being my middle name, and Aspiration being my surname

G SpOtZ
07-15-2006, 06:55 AM
Noble/Illustrious descendant of little dark eye. =P


Can you say PIMP?! Cuz I can. Just wondering if you could say it. That's all.

mooglebunni608
07-15-2006, 06:56 AM
It didn't come up for my last name, but I know what it means anyway
Murphy translates into 'Hound of the Sea', (Idk what language, gaelic?), which is a pirate. My ancestors were pirates! yay!

Jojee
07-15-2006, 07:07 AM
I hate these things because they never have my Chinese name (including last name) and when I enter my English name... oh WOW, Joy has to do with <i>rejoicing</i>! I'm enlightened :</>D

vampirepiggyhunter7
07-15-2006, 07:11 AM
My first name (Maxwell) means Capable, so in Arabic I'd be Qadir. It could also mean From Maccus's pool, or Mack's well.
My middle name (Roman) means from Rome.
And my last name is too odd, so it isn't in there. It used to be borjinou (sp?) (red wine) so says my insane grandmother.

Meat Puppet
07-15-2006, 07:35 AM
<B>Liam:</B> unwavering protector, form of William; Irish.
<B>Shane:</B> god is gracious, variant of Shaun from John; Irish.
<B>Donald:</B> From the Gaelic name <I>Domhnall</I> which means "ruler of the world", composed of the Old Celtic elements <I>dumno</I> "world" and <I>val</I> "rule". Two kings of Scotland have borne this name.

Well, that was exciting.

Reles
07-15-2006, 07:40 AM
Alyssa means logical

Middle Name means lily

and last name: From a nickname which originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or ascetic appearance. (If you can't guess, my last name is Pope).

Hambone
07-15-2006, 07:49 AM
First name: Jonathan

meaning: God gives

origin: Hebrew

Last name: Johnson

Meaning: Son of John.

Nobody in my family is named John. O_o

Ramza Beoulve
07-15-2006, 08:24 AM
Hector
Greek Anchor, steadfast
Sebastian
Greek Majestic
Rodriguez
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish.
Ramirez
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

rubah
07-15-2006, 08:27 AM
My name means Noble and Truthful Lady born in a barnshed.

You can reverse engineer it.

Rase
07-15-2006, 08:40 AM
First Name:
Ryan (Male) - Celtic. Means "little ruler/little king".

Middle Name:
Gregory (Male) - Latin. Means "watchman".

I couldn't find my surname. Apparently "Stage" isn't common enough to warrant an origin (or I missed it).

Anaisa
07-15-2006, 08:45 AM
Sian: English: Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favour. A Feminine form of John. Variant of Joan. From the Old French Jehane. Famous Bearer: American actress Jayne Mansfield (1932-67). Jayne Mansfield isn't called Sian.... It didn't have my surname, an I couldn't find it on any other sites either. :(

Jebus
07-15-2006, 09:02 AM
First name:
NAME Charles
ORIGINS English [5672]
MEANING A man. French variant of Carl adopted by the English since seventeenth-century reigns of King Charles I and II. British Charles Prince of Wales. [2]

Middle name:
NAME Wesley
ORIGINS English [5672]
MEANING From the west meadow [3]

Last name:
My name wasn't on that site, but I remember reading somewhere that my last name (Colvard) is actually a corruption on one of three other English surnames: Calvert, Colvort, or Colbert. The first of which means "Shepherd or Cowherd" the second meaning "treacherous" and the last meaning "a bright ship."

So my full name means either "Shepherd from the western meadow," "Treacherous man from the western meadow" or "Bright shipman from the western meadow."
*shrugs*

Mo-Nercy
07-15-2006, 09:34 AM
First name:

PETER - A rock. Peter the biblical fisherman and apostle had impulsive nature and rocklike faith. In Catholic tradition he is the first pope.

Surname:

HUANG - It's from the Song Dynasty, in the 10th century. It means "yellow", the color of the earth, and the symbol of royalty.

Characters of my chinese name:

ZI - Offspring, child, fruit, seed of

YAN - flame, blaze, hot

My full Chinese name is Huang Zi Yan, which my parents chose due to it's likeness to the name of a warrior of the Three Kingdoms era, Zhao Yun who bore the style Zi Long (meaning Dragon's offspring). They tell me that because I was born in the year of the dragon, they didn't want me to have it in my name as it's really lame and obvious. My younger cousin got the name Zi Long instead.

The name Peter, they just pulled out of their arse. They had no idea. xD

starseeker
07-15-2006, 12:02 PM
First name: Sophie
From Greek, means wisdom

Middle name: Monica
from Latin, means advisor

Surname: Oakley
From a place name that had many oak trees. Means "oak clearing" in Old English. (my family were tanners until the mid 19th century)

GooeyToast
07-15-2006, 12:44 PM
Helper and defender of mankind

How am I to live up to these expectations?

Levian
07-15-2006, 12:44 PM
My name is A Man-Sorry, no record matches your request, God is my judge.

~SapphireStar~
07-15-2006, 12:48 PM
My first name means laurel (?!), middle is Gracious and my last name means white hawk!

Medi
07-15-2006, 12:55 PM
I am God Gave (John) Crown (Stephen) Duke (Herzog), nice to meet ya! Whoa, crown and duke. That's interesting how that came out.

Cz
07-15-2006, 01:23 PM
George - Farmer, tiller of the soil
Philip - Warlike; lover of horses
James - One who supplants

Yeah, I have three first names. How boring.

Jess
07-15-2006, 01:34 PM
Jessica: God sees & Rich. [hebrew]
Lauren: Laurel. Form of Laura. [latin]

My surname wasn't in the database.

TheSpoonyBard
07-15-2006, 01:47 PM
First name: Gift of God, Hebrew
Middle name: Victory of the people, Greek
Last name: Scottish, Derived from Old English burne "stream".

Shauna
07-15-2006, 02:13 PM
Shauna
Not available or unknown
Fem. form of SHAUN (JOHN - God gave)

Bah, I prefer this one, it is my name, except in Gaelic form!:

Seana
Gaelic
Gift from God.

Anyway, last name...

Mitchell
Usage: English, Irish, Scottish
Derived from the given name Michael.

Xenyth
07-15-2006, 02:14 PM
Mine's arabic so I can't find it..:( But I asked my mom and she said my name meant Respected Advisor...yeah, right. :p

Giga Guess
07-15-2006, 04:31 PM
Tanner = MEANING Worker in leather (No /xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif/xxx.gif.)

Douglas = MEANING Dark stranger (:joey)

Edward = MEANING Guardian (That's better)

And my last name wasn't found anywhere.

Faris
07-15-2006, 04:54 PM
Elizabeth:
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: god's oath

Ashley:
Origin: English
Meaning: ash-tree meadow

My last name isn't there. :( Well, it's a variant of something else.

AdVenT
07-15-2006, 05:00 PM
First Name: Christopher
Origion: Greece
Meaning: Christ-Bearer

Middle Name: Bernard
Origion: Germany
Meaning: Grim Bear (wtf?)

Surename: Carroll

I couldn't find it!:( But I think it means "Fierce in Battle"

Chloe.
07-15-2006, 05:06 PM
First name:
Chloe
Origion:Greek
Meaning:blooming

Middle Name:
Jade
Origion:Spanish
Menaing:Green Gemstone

My surname (Singleton) Isn't there :(

Jings
07-15-2006, 05:28 PM
First name: Scott - English origin and means a Scotsman.

Middle name: Graeme - Anglo-Saxon origin and means Warring.

Last name: Thow - An odd surname, cant find any origins or meanings for it.

Well there you go i'm a warring Scotsman.

tailz
07-15-2006, 05:57 PM
first name (herman) = man of the army
last name (bul) = bull


i dont like it i even detest the army come on :(

PresZidane
07-15-2006, 06:11 PM
Ethan - Hebrew, Strong
Richard - English,French,German, Strong Ruler
Nelson - Son of Neil

My name sucks.

Reine
07-16-2006, 06:39 AM
Reine: Variant of Ragnor

Meaning: Warrior from the gods.
Also means: Doom of the Gods

Origin of name: Norse, from the word Ragnarok

Middle name: Malekiethe. No meaning found
Last Name: Darkstorn. No meaning found
Alternate Last Name: Berntsen. No meaning found

lovehurts
07-16-2006, 06:49 AM
first name is brian
In use in England since the Middle Ages. Possibly connected with the Irish word for Hill, thus He ascends. Also some texts define it as Strong. 10th century Brian Boru was a high king and great national hero of Ireland.

My last name is not mentioned.

middle name joseph
May Jah give increase. In the bible Joseph son of Jacob sold by his brothers into slavery and later rose to become a supreme power in Egypt. Also Jesus' legal father; a carpenter


Joseph Male Hebrew god adds

I Took the Red Pill
07-16-2006, 06:53 AM
Keith:From the battlefield.
Allen: Handsome.
Last name not on there.

Sylvie
07-16-2006, 07:06 AM
Robert
Origin: French
Meaning: Famed, Bright, Shining.

Hall
Origin: Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Meaning: Means simply "hall", given to one who either lived in or worked in a hall (the house of a medieval noble).

How exciting.