Inspired by this recent thread.
I always find it interesting to translate a name back to its original meaning. It gets even more interesting when you stack multiple names together.
My full name, when each element is translated (loosely) from its original language, means: the beloved fox-like one who lives near the water source.
Anyone else?
Name: Maverick Pace
Means: A stray cow or an independent thinker that is at peace.
Pretty cool! I never thought of it that way before.
the sworn one from the sea bank
Where would we go to find out what our name means? Links?
Saviour. Really.
There’s a good site here, though it does have a lot of ads. Gives translations and ethnic origins of a large number of names.
I am almost certain my name means “inevitable and eventual ruler of planet earth” but can you tell me where I can confirm this?
whoops. simulpost.
Heather:
Origin: “Middle English”
Meaning: flowering heather
I AM a flower! I feel pretty…
My daughter’s name is Devyn: (I used a feminine spelling)
Devin:
Origin: “Irish Gaelic”
Meaning: poet
It says “Jaimee is a 2 syllable girl’s name”.
Huh. Really?
Laurel-crowned (first name only). No meanings listed for my middle name, although if I go with a male variation of it, I get:
Laurel-crowned little raven.
K, I respelled my name.
“Jamie-Lynn” means someone who replaces a waterfall.
Oh, and I couldn’t get results from the site that Kizarvexius posted, so I ended up using babynames.com.
Not ruler of earth then.
Damn!
I found the meaning from BabyNames.com
Kathleen Kinsey
Kathleen = Pure, Virginal
Kinsey = Offspring
Kathy
Wow, both my middle and first name are celtic.
First name means Strong One
Middle means Fair, Handsome
Mine tells a little story: Sheltered from the storm, dark skinned warrior who lives in the woods.
I rock.
Dan Abarbanel
Dan = judge
Abarbanel - corruption of Av-Raban-El: Father, leader, God.
All from Hebrew.
Yikes, what a load to carry!
My first name means lovable or worthy of love. My middle name means light.
Oops. Don’t know what I’m doing. Please disregard quoted section of my post.