# Victory of the Son of Man **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437 "2008-11-06T12:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/21 "2008-11-06T16:43:45Z")
Mine is really boring ☹ Named after [dude], named after [town] ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/22 "2008-11-06T16:44:51Z")
There are several, depending on which name and definition I use). Beloved Russian Man or Free Red-haired Man. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/23 "2008-11-06T16:45:11Z")
Child, Peaceful Ruler, beloved of Aodh (celtic god of fire) so… Flaming Boy King. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/24 "2008-11-06T17:10:09Z")
Man (or warrior) - Oread - Brave. And I usually drop the oread part. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/25 "2008-11-06T17:22:39Z")
Seer of the sword ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/26 "2008-11-06T18:00:25Z")
Going by the best guess for my non-Anglicized family name, it’s roughly “The Just Candlemaker”, which seems to lack a certain something… ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/27 "2008-11-06T18:29:07Z")
Earth, Son of Battle I can’t derive a cool meaning from that! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/28 "2008-11-06T19:14:32Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Cranial appendage consisting of a rather unpleasant substance. But my actual name could be roughly translated as “The Duke of Carrying a Torch”. Just ask the girl I liked in high school… ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/29 "2008-11-06T19:20:43Z")
As near I can figure, my full name works out to “Handsome king of all the rabbits in the world.” So there’s my problem right there: apparently I do have appeal, just to the wrong species. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/30 "2008-11-06T19:26:13Z")
Battle-chieftan of-Mars Small… in another language, the “B-c” could be Generous. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/31 "2008-11-06T20:00:41Z")
My great-grandfather fell for a trick like this. Next thing you know he had to give up his right to the princess’s baby, when he had swindled said princess out of said baby in the proper villainous manner, and he was dragged bodily back to hell for incompetence. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/32 "2008-11-06T20:41:03Z")
By the way, **Pepper Mill** ’s name translates as “Forest Girl”. I always did think Sheena types were sexy. Our daughter **MilliCal** ’s real name (since it incorporates both our last names) translates roughly as “Reborn Forest Wolf Girl” ---
**Author:** ![spockerel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@spockerel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spockerel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/33 "2008-11-06T20:49:10Z")
Apparently, I’m the laurel plant of the moon goddess’s holly garden. No wonder I’m always feeling out of place. My husband, on the other hand, is a helpful and beloved swamp-dweller. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/34 "2008-11-06T21:20:29Z")
I am a Divine Sage Compiler. \*Divine Sage/Saint/or Guru/ Holy Ascetic could all fit the first part. \*Compiler- as in one who wrote down oral stories and writings. Like Homer, if Homer ever wrote his actual works and not just spoke them aloud. So more like- the guy that wrote down what Homer said. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/35 "2008-11-06T21:27:41Z")
hmmm - in real life, translating across the mixed ethnic origins of my first and last names, I suppose I would be: “person of Scottish descent who is the town scribe or keeper of books” (not “bookkeeper” as in accountant; more like librarian or tracker of all things written for the community)… ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/36 "2008-11-06T21:30:55Z")
like a historian? or a Scribe? ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/37 "2008-11-06T21:37:41Z")
My first & middle are Sarah (Princess) and Ann (Grace). I always found that somewhat amusing. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/38 "2008-11-06T21:41:07Z")
_gift from God_ free man. (_first name_/surname) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/39 "2008-11-06T21:42:08Z")
> [@RoOsh](#): > > I am a Divine Sage Compiler. You’re a gospeleer. I love that word and never get oportunity to use it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437/40 "2008-11-06T21:53:40Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Bright in fame, the warrior. Meanwhile, I’m Bright in fame, The goatherd. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/victory-of-the-son-of-man/471437.md?page=3)