What does your name mean?

[Whaleboy]

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Enter your first name and it'll tell you what your name means, its origins, and its derivatives.

BEN m English
Pronounced: BEN
This name can either be a short form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT or else it can mean "son" in Hebrew. A notable bearer was Ben Jonson, a 17th-century English poet and playwright.

BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Hungarian, Biblical
Pronounced: BEN-ja-min (English), ben-zha-MEN (French)
From the Hebrew name Binyamin which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" . Benjamin in the Old Testament was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews. This name was also borne by Benjamin Franklin, an American statesman, inventor, scientist and philosopher.

The weird thing is that Benjamin isn't my real name. My dad wanted to call me that, my mum didn't and it says Ben on my birth certificate.

[Pekka]

My name means rock. Steady and strong as a rock. Equipped with huge co... steadiness and ultimate powah. That's me.

[Whaleboy]

And your name is?

[Pekka]

My name is Pekka.

[DRoseDARs]

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'.

[axi]

Achilles

Named after Achilles, the mythical king of the Myrmidons, son of the mortal Peleus and the sea deity Thetis. Achilles was the greatest warrior of the Achaeans in the Trojan war, due to the fact that his body was immune to wounds in all parts except his left heel. This had come because his mother had dipped him as a baby into the Stygian waters, holding him only by the heel. During the ninth year of the war he was in a dispute with Agamemnon and had retired from battle, but he joined and managed to single handedly change the course of the war, after his friend Patroklos was killed by Hector. He killed Hector, but was fatally wounded by a poisoned arrow, shot by Paris, after he was tipped off by the gods about Achilles's weakness.

Achilles got his name from the fact that he was not raised by his mother but by the wise centaur Cheiron. The etymology of the name signifies "one whose lips have not touched a mother's breast".

My grandfather was born in the approximate area where the mythical kingdom of the Myrmidons was (Fthia).

[Bereta_Eder]

very impressive.

interesting the etymology of the name though, axileas, the one without lips ~ who's lips never touched a mother's breast, girasko aei didaskomenos

[MrFun]

Damn it!!!!!!!!


A year ago, I remember looking up the meaning of my name (Andrew), but now I can't recall and I can't be arsed to go Google it -- that would just desacralize my name anyway.

[Bereta_Eder]

Also interesting is how on earth Petros became Pekka
But I suppose it's not so much more different than Pierre or Peter.

[Drogue]

MrFun: Use the link in the first post

[MrFun]

That's the most incospicious link -- very short, and at the very top -- no wonder I missed it.


alrighty then

[MrFun]

interesting . . . . . .


ANDREW m English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-droo
From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from aner "man" (genitive andros "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.

[axi]

Easy.

Use of the Hindo-european lectic type "Pet-" and the common turanic (finnish is related to turkish, IIRC) ending "-ka" (or "-ko"). I should remind you the turkish origin of many greek surnames with ending in "-akos", "-akis", "-ekos", "-ekis". Also think of "gioulekas", "gkekas", and other similar words.

[axi]

ACHILLES m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: a-KIL-eez
Meaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek achos "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River in Greece. This was the name of a warrior in Greek legend, one of the central characters in Homer's 'Iliad'. The bravest of the Greek heroes in the war against the Trojans, he was killed by an arrow to his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body.

And of course the site is pulling meanings out of it's digital arse....

[connorkimbro]

so Pekka is equivelant to the english name Peter. Interesting.

my name is Nathanael and (according to what I've been told, it's origin is Hebrew (biblical hebrew) and it means "Gift of God"

[Bereta_Eder]

Interesting.
I have managed to salvage a photocopied transcript from my linguistics class in university which talks about the endings of greek words and where each comes from.


For Mr Fun, and your name could be enriched if it was a correctly toned alexandros

seriously though, I've heard that depending on where the accent goes to that word it can either mean attractor of men or either one who repulses men or something. I know this goes for Alexandra, we had a teacher named Alexandra who explained that to us (she belonged to the latter category - asizititi) that or either it has both meaning somehow incorporated but I think you can differantiate it either by pronunciation or by where each of the two comes from the greek mythology, but unfortunately memory is very vague.

[Bereta_Eder]

As for Christos, they say it means messiah/savior in greek and it does after the coming of the christ however the original greek etymology is the one who is useful/best (xristos) in everything. quite a load to carry. and in the biblical sence one who's annointed with oil since that's how the messiah would be recognized I think. and I have nothing against being hedonistically anointed with oil from scarcely clad gals with lots of "health" either

[axi]

and I have nothing against being hedonistically anointed with oil from scarcely clad gals with lots of "health" either.

H legomeni paravoli "tou sporews"...

[Verto]

ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian
Pronounced: RAW-burt (English), ro-BER (French)
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 I am supposedly related to)) 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.

[Whaleboy]

Perhaps Drogue would like to tell us his....

This really is a good one!

[Whaleboy]

It works for my surname too!

ELIJAH m English, Jewish, Biblical
Pronounced: ee-LIE-zha
From the Hebrew name Eliyahu meaning "my God is YAHWEH". Elijah was a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century BC, during the reign of King Ahab and his queen, Jezebel. The two Books of Kings in the Old Testament tell of his exploits, which culminate with him being carried to heaven in a chariot of fire.

[Immortal Wombat]

See opening post.

[Ben Kenobi]

Likewise.

(Although to be fair, this isn't my real name.)

[Oerdin]

John= "beloved of god" and is an old Biblical name.

[orange]

BOBBY m,f English
Pronounced: BAW-bee
Pet form of ROBERTA, ROBERT or BARBARA. Hockey greats Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull have borne this name.

ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian
Pronounced: RAW-burt (English), ro-BER (French)
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.

[Eli]

ELI m Jewish, English, Biblical
Pronounced: EE-lie
Means "height" or "ascension" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he was the high priest of Israel and the teacher of Samuel.

But that's not exact since Eli is just a modern form of :

ELIYAHU m Jewish
Original Hebrew form of ELIJAH

[orange]

however the original greek etymology is the one who is useful/best (xristos) in everything. quite a load to carry.

So you'd be a christos of all trades?

[Jaguar]

ALAN m English, Scottish
Pronounced: AL-an
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. It was introduced to England by Bretons after the Norman invasion. Famous modern bearers include Alan Shepard, the first American in space and the fifth man to walk on the moon, and Alan Turing, a British mathematician and computer scientist.

[Dis]

JAMES m English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAYMZ
English form of the Late Latin Jacomus which was derived from Iakobos, the New Testament Greek form of Ya'aqob (see JACOB). In the New Testament James is an important apostle, the brother of the apostle John. According to the Book of Acts he was beheaded by Herod Agrippa. Another James is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus. Kings of England and Scotland have borne this name. Other famous bearers include the inventor of the steam engine James Watt, the explorer Captain James Cook, and the novelist and poet James Joyce.

[loinburger]

KEVIN m English, Irish
Pronounced: KEV-in
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Coemgen, composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhin established a monastery in Ireland and is the patron saint of Dublin.

Any guess as to how you'd pronounce Caoimhín?