*Jess♥ Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 all names come from somewhere. through various modes of research we can discover the true meaning of our names. I've long known the meaning of my first name, xxx. it means xxx. I decided to check my other names today though. my second name xxx, is from xxx. my family name is Kendrick and comes from old welsh ap cynwrig. ap means 'child of' and cynwrig is a given name derived from celtic words meaning 'the likeness of a heroic chief' so it's all rather nice and I do so love my names. essentially my full names means 'xxx of the heroic chief' and it is all derived from my culture.. sort of. well gaelic is a branch off of celtic so they are very closely related and that's good enough for me! so why not share your discoveries about your name? I'd love to learn about it! edit: my original source had some details wrong. Quote
odin Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 I am still figuring out the meaning of my full name but I know that Marcelino means "Young warrior" I checked on this page http://www.houseofnames.com/first-name.asp and it says that your second name is a latin variation of mine. other meanings that I found for my name is "warlike, hammer, god of war, mars" as for my last name Febus, it supposedly means Brewster. as for Méndez it means "son or descendant of Mendel or Mendo" and those mean Knowledge, Wisdom. Quote
LordSpleach Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Using that link: Daniel From the Hebrew, meaning "God is my judge, Jehovah is my judge, judge". Harmon From the Old High German and the Teutonic, meaning "army", "man", or "soldier, warrior". Also from the Latin, meaning "high ranking person". I've seen the meaning for my first name before but not my last name. The site had nothing for my middle name Lutz. Quote
Guyver0 Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 My First Name: Aaron - Seems to be more associated with Hebrew and Arabic. In Hebrew it means "to sing, to shine, to teach"; also "a mountain, light, enlightened". In Arabic it means "a messenger". However the name seems to have origins in several other cultures. My Last Name: Link - Originated from Germany and means either "Left Handed" or "One who is clumsy or awkward". Link and Left Handed is kind of ironic for those who follow the Legend of Zelda series. 1 Quote
odin Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Ironic? how is that Ironic Guyver0? also, awesome! it is the first time I have known a person who has Link in his name. XD Quote
*Jess♥ Posted March 22, 2013 Author Posted March 22, 2013 that is pretty awesome! I would love it! but I am also curious as to why it is ironic. I mean specifically. I am thinking now.. I am wondering if link is left handed with his sword, but I'm not sure. Quote
odin Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 that is pretty awesome! I would love it! but I am also curious as to why it is ironic. I mean specifically. I am thinking now.. I am wondering if link is left handed with his sword, but I'm not sure. He is always Left handed, with the exception of Skyward sword and the wii version of twilight princess, hence why I'm asking of why it is Ironic since it looks like that the name is actually appropriate. Quote
Guyver0 Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 I meant that the meaning of Link in German is Left Handed and Link being more or less left handed in the Zelda games which was also completely unintentional by Nintendo. That's what I meant by it being ironic. Quote
*V Guyver Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 ahh, made a thread too. My full name can mean a lot, can make a weird title indeed. Vitor(Victor): Champion, Winner, Conqueror Bruno: Brown or more likely Shield/Armor Resende: Son of Resendo Viana: Who Lives,To Live, To Be alive. Edit: learned that there is a visigoth/portuguese form to bruno and added it, more likely the real meaning in my name. Resende is also a Visigoth/Portuguese name and Viana is a variation of an Latin/germanic name while Vitor is a latin name. So my name can have several interpretations. "Champion, Brown Son of Resendo Who Lives" XD or "Conqueror Armor, Son of Resendo, Who lives." The history of the names are interesting, considering the ethnic origins of a region, the names can say a good deal. My names alone show the legacy of the Roman and Visigoth invasions of Lusitanian lands. Quote
*Jess♥ Posted March 23, 2013 Author Posted March 23, 2013 vguyver, what does resendo mean? I'm curious about that. I did forgot to mention that my first name could also mean passionate of cloud, but in these circumstance we get to choose which meaning to take for it. Quote
*V Guyver Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 vguyver, what does resendo mean? I'm curious about that. The noble surname Resende is of patronymic origin, deriving from the personal name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the surname Resende derives from the Visigothic personal name "Resendo."The personal name Resendo is a name composed of the Germanic elements "reths" meaning "counsel, advice" and "sinths" which signifies "way, path." In this instance, the surname Resende signifies "son or descendant of Resendo." So that can mean in a sentance. "Conqueror Armor, Son of the Advisor of the way to live" To note, it took me years to learn what Viana meant. 1 Quote
Cannibal Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) I'll try to explain my names, but it would hard for me to translate. Name: Igor (Игорь) - one version says it is originated from Norse name Ingvar. Ing - the name of Norse God: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngvi and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freyr Varr - means combative/warlike/host The other unpopular version making it related to Celtic names Iger, Inger, Ingar, Ingereld, Ingerard. Surname: Taradaynik / Taradainik (Тарадайник) - only version I found says it is originated from the same Ukrainian nickname describing a man who making "light two-wheeled carriages" called in Ukrainian language "taradayka" (тарадайка). It is really rare surname and it is hard for people to write it properly And "A" in my surname is pronounced as "U" in word "BUT". I'll try to make related audio file later. Edited March 24, 2013 by Cannibal Quote
*Jess♥ Posted March 24, 2013 Author Posted March 24, 2013 I like the reference to old norse. I have been fascinated with norse mythology for a log time 1 Quote
odin Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I love it as well, although I don't really have to say that since my username speaks for itself. XD Quote
*V Guyver Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 I had no idea there were to versions to the Igor name in language origins. I have a friend who has the Portuguese variant of the Celtic one. Ighor Quote
durendal Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Do you think this still applies today? I mean, a lot of people no longer think deeply about the names of their child. With the likes of North West (Kanye West) and Queen Elizabeth (Manny Pacqiao), it makes me think that people are now too lazy to think of names for their child. For us, we are required to think carefully on the names of our children, as aside from an English name, we have to give them a Chinese name. English names are easy, but for Chinese names, you have to be careful with the characters you use. Like a simple name such as Anna, we have to write it in a way that it literally means Safe and graceful. Quote
Shion Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 I don't know what Shaian means, BUT! I heard my name in anime called Dragon's Heaven, and in Space Sheriff Shaider. My last name is Willems, And my parents where born in a City called Willemsstad. Quote
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