# What do your names mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 25, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038 "2004-10-25T13:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/1 "2004-10-25T13:04:00Z")
[In this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=282779) I was wondering about the meaning and origin of the name ‘Hermione’. Then I got to wondering what my first and middle names meant. I am ‘God is Gracious’, ‘Of Bright Fame’. Who are you? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/2 "2004-10-25T13:24:21Z")
Heh. The same as you. ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/3 "2004-10-25T13:35:34Z")
Nickname: trust, faith First name: Chaste, maiden Middle name: glade, poet I suppose that fits. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/4 "2004-10-25T13:47:07Z")
My first name means “she of the beautiful eyes”. My middle name means “prayer” My last name means “eternal joy”. So it makes a sentence: “She of the beautiful eyes prays for eternal joy”. No, they didn’t plan it or anything. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/5 "2004-10-25T13:57:35Z")
First name: Woman of strength Last name: Branch So I guess that makes me a strong branch. I think that’s pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/6 "2004-10-25T14:08:40Z")
“Praised one” (which I knew) “bitterness” (WTF?!?!?!?!) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/7 "2004-10-25T14:11:06Z")
“Small” :dubious: “He Who Is Like God” 😃 “Son of Laughlin”. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/8 "2004-10-25T14:16:58Z")
My first name translates to a male name meaning “man”. My middle name means “blessed war.” My last name doesn’t come up. Fercrissakes. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/9 "2004-10-25T14:19:51Z")
“Princess” or “as a Rose” “precious gem” or “red” :smack: I could have been PrincessRoseRed 😉 ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/10 "2004-10-25T14:22:49Z")
First: Clear, Purity Middle: “Dawn” … name and meaning are the same Confirmation:“sea of bitterness”, “rebelliousness”, and “wished for child” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/11 "2004-10-25T14:43:09Z")
> [@Krys92gp](#): > > Confirmation:“sea of bitterness”, “rebelliousness”, and “wished for child” [In fact, it’s probably none of those.](http://www.behindthename.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?terms=bitterness&nmd=m&gender=both&operator=or) As for me? First: “Field where rivers meet the ocean.” This is my favorite interpretation of my name and not the most literal. More accurate that way might be “beach,” since my name is MAR (sea) + LEY (meadow, clearing, field, etc). Middle: I dislike the middle name I have because of its religious meaning; the one I’d like to take means “small and dark.” If it included ‘hairy,’ that’d be pretty accurate. 😛 Last: “Sailor.” ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/12 "2004-10-25T14:54:09Z")
First name: “warrior from the island” Middle name: “sword blade” Last name: “maker of clothing” I guess you have to watch out for me if there are scissors and other sharp objects lying around. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/13 "2004-10-25T15:02:57Z")
> [@Mycroft Holmes](#): > > I guess you have to watch out for me if there are scissors and other sharp objects lying around. 😛 Only if we’re on an island. ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/14 "2004-10-25T15:35:23Z")
“Twin” “warlike, hammer” “barrel maker” ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/15 "2004-10-25T15:42:44Z")
Sadly, my English name doesn’t have any meanings, and my Dad forgot what my Korean name means. I guess the closest my English name comes to is “Sun God.” That sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/16 "2004-10-25T15:44:34Z")
User name: “mistress of the house” or “lady” First name: “tree” Middle name: “hairy” :eek: Last name: “jewel” or “ornament” (son of) Make of it what you will. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/17 "2004-10-25T15:48:36Z")
I always thought Meenakshi meant “with eyes shaped like a fish.” Not in a bulbous type way but the actual outline of a fish. I only know this because my relatives were were trying to get me and my sister named Meenakshi and Hiranakshi (I was still unnamed by the time my mom got pregnant with her) which would have meant “fish-eyed,” and “doe-eyed,” respectively (apparently so they could call us Meena and Hira…sooo lame). My parents sort of put the kibosh on that, though. My first name, “Anagha,” means “the sinless one.” My middle name is my father’s name (per tradition in our area of the country) and it means “ever holy.” My last name means “scholar from the village of \_\_\_\_” (Town in Maharashtra) ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/18 "2004-10-25T15:57:56Z")
My first name means, “from the holly tree” anyone want to take a stab as to what it is? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/19 "2004-10-25T16:02:21Z")
[From BehindTheName.com](http://www.behindthename.com/nm/c2.html)First name: Medieval name derived from Latin clarus “clear, bright, famous”. Middle name: “God has healed”. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038/20 "2004-10-25T16:23:29Z")
First name: “Beloved” Middle name: “Cascade or waterfall” Maiden name: “Land where 2 rivers meet” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-names-mean/271038.md?page=2)