# So, what does your birth name mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 18, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825 "2003-12-18T19:18:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/41 "2003-12-19T01:26:13Z")
Go read my **POST** , damn it. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/42 "2003-12-19T01:33:45Z")
**Robert** : > [@](#): > > From the Old English for “bright” or “famous.” A perennial favorite, Robert lends itself well to nicknames. From the Old English “Roberht” meaning “famous”, originally deriving from the term _robearht_ which originated with the Robearht monks, who were famous for a fighting style strangely similar to Japanese karate, developed while defending the planet from intergalactical aliens who attempted to leave crop circles in medieval farmers’ fields. Wow. Apparently I can kick ass, _and_ beat the snot out of E.T. Tripler Wow. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/43 "2003-12-19T01:53:33Z")
Meadow Pure Meadow I sound like an air freshener. ---
**Author:** ![BellaDellaItalia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BellaDellaItalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellaDellaItalia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/44 "2003-12-19T01:55:19Z")
My name means “youthful.” Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/45 "2003-12-19T02:18:18Z")
My first name (Robert) has been covered, as has the feminine form of Lawrence, my middle name (“victoriously crowned with laurels”). My last name indicates my ancestors were goatherds in Bohemia. ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/46 "2003-12-19T03:11:36Z")
As far as I know, my first name means “rival of Ares.” Woohoo. My middle name (Janeva) is actually my two great-grandmother’s names stuck together: Jane and Eva. Jane is “gracious, merciful” and Eva is “Giver of Life.” And my last name apparenty means “Lawyer.” So I’m the rival of Ares, gracious and merciful, the giver of life, and a lawyer. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smashed_Ice_Cream)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/47 "2003-12-19T03:18:32Z")
First, middle , and maiden last in order means “Pure, beautiful, rose in bloom” (gee, betcha can’t deduce my maiden name there.) My current last name seems to have absolutely no meaning. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/48 "2003-12-19T03:32:11Z")
She who is beautiful and holy and carrying something. All my names put together. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/49 "2003-12-19T03:33:41Z")
A warrior/poet that can cook. And I’m single. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/50 "2003-12-19T03:44:01Z")
Leslie… Celtic name meaning “meadowlands.” My middle name means a cigar tree or a catalpa tree. Interesting… ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/51 "2003-12-19T03:56:58Z")
My first name means my father is a cruel person who plays the clarinette and wanted to name me after Saint Claire. My middle name signifies the Virgin Mary but what it really means is growing up in the 80’s sucked. I have no idea what my last name means other than I get a lot of jokes about heath candy bars. I think I’m going to change my names. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/52 "2003-12-19T04:15:03Z")
**Tanya** - Slavic in origin and means “fairy queen”. **Renee** - French in origin and means “reborn”. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/53 "2003-12-19T04:37:51Z")
**Victoria** - Victorious. (Latin) **Zoe** -Life (Greek) Victorious life??? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/54 "2003-12-19T04:43:10Z")
1. God is Gracious. 2. Prosperous or Flowering. Shirley means Bright Meadow. I feel so Native American. I think I’ll open a casino. My dog’s name means Sea Warrior. Well, she is a lab. ---
**Author:** ![happylittlevegemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@happylittlevegemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happylittlevegemite)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/55 "2003-12-19T04:54:03Z")
I’m a Wendy. I’m named after a girl, who - after liberal sprinklings of fairy dust - flew away to NeverNeverLand with a boy who refused to grow up. I’ve also read it means a fair complexioned wanderer. No wonder I’m confused. ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/56 "2003-12-19T06:01:40Z")
Single name Victory and Lives by a church Married family members Family name means “little wood” Husband is a Pure Tree, oldest son is a Graceful Tree, younger son is a Spring Tree, and if you twist my name into Japanese too, I am a Beautiful Tree. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/57 "2003-12-19T06:30:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Richard, a 2-syllable boy’s name of Teutonic origin, means: A brave and powerful ruler. Sigh. Now if I could only convince **cadolphin** of that… ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/58 "2003-12-19T06:32:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rico \* > \*\*Sigh. Now if I could only convince **cadolphin** of that… \*\* Dream on buddy. :rolleyes: Kathy ---
**Author:** ![RCracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@RCracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RCracer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/59 "2003-12-19T16:11:27Z")
First name: Robert Meaning: One with bright fame (?) Wow… ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/60 "2003-12-19T17:25:36Z")
First name Jill - Girl/Sweetheart Middle name - Marie - Bitter Sea Cool, sweet and bitter at the same time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825.md?page=4)