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Post by gypho on Apr 4, 2007 4:46:57 GMT 9.5
Your name, specifically......Behind the NameClick on the link above to find out.Mine is Kimberly Renai Elizabeth (yes, I have 2 middle names)... KIMBERLY English From the name of a city in South Africa which was originally named for Lord Kimberley, whose surname means "land belonging to CYNEBURGA" in Old English. (Cyneburga = Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress". Saint Cyneburga, a daughter of a king of Mercia, was the founder of an abbey at Gloucester in the 7th century.) RENAISpelling originally was RENEE, the feminine form of RENE, which is another variation of the name RENAUTUS, which is a..... "Late Latin name meaning "born again". ELIZABETHGender: Feminine Usage: English, Biblical Pronounced: ee-LIZ-a-beth [key]From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". In the Old Testament Elisheba is the wife of Aaron. In the New Testament Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist. It was also borne by the 12th-century Saint Elizabeth, a daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary who became a Franciscan nun and lived in poverty. This was also the name of a ruling queen of England and an empress of Russia. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II and actress Elizabeth Taylor. gypho
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Post by Epi on Apr 4, 2007 6:47:10 GMT 9.5
HELEN From the Greek ‘Åëåíç (Helene), probably from the Greek ‘åëåíç (helene) "torch" or "corposant", or possibly from óåëçíç (selene) "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem. Another famous bearer was Helen Keller, the American author and lecturer who was both blind and deaf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOY Simply means "joy" from the English word, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudia
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Post by annieoakley on Apr 4, 2007 7:11:31 GMT 9.5
JUDITH Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
Pronounced: JOO-dith (English), zhoo-DEET (French), YOO-dit (German) [key] From the Hebrew name éÀäåÌãÄéú (Yehudit) which meant "woman from Judea". Judea was an ancient region in Israel. In the Old Testament Judith is one of the wives of Esau. This is also the name of the main character of the apocryphal Book of Judith who kills Holofernes, an invading Assyrian commander, by beheading him in his sleep.
ANNE (1) Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Basque
Pronounced: AN (English, French), AH-nu (German) [key] French form of HANNAH. This is the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary, though she is not mentioned in the Bible. The name was borne by a 17th-century English queen and also by the second wife of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth I), who was eventually beheaded in the Tower of London. This is also the name of the heroine in 'Anne of Green Gables' by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery.
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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Apr 4, 2007 11:17:43 GMT 9.5
TREVOR Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: TRE-vur (English) [key] From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large".
Well they sure got this one wrong, Trevor is Celtic and predates any Welsh village.
Trevor : Origin - Celtic : Meaning - Prudent, Cautious ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MALCOLM Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: MAL-kum [key] From Scottish Mael Coluim which means "disciple of Saint COLUMBA". This was the name of kings of Scotland, including Malcolm III, the son of Duncan who was avenged on Macbeth. Malcolm in Shakespeare's tragedy 'Macbeth' is based on him. Another famous bearer was Malcolm X, an American civil rights leader.
Closer on this one
Malcolm : Origin -Scottish : Meaning - Royal Blood
I once read that Malcolm meant a servant or disciple of the god Colmb
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Post by zonked on Apr 5, 2007 9:42:05 GMT 9.5
Keith William
KEITH Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: KEETH [key] From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name possibly meaning "wood" in British. This was the surname of a long line of Scottish earls. WILLIAM Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL-ee-am, WIL-yam [key] From the Germanic name Wilhelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It has belonged to several rulers of England, Prussia, and Germany, including William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. Other famous bearers were Willian Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish hero, and William Tell, a legendary 14th-century Swiss hero. In the literary world it has been borne by dramatist William Shakespeare and poet William Blake, as well as contemporary authors William Faulkner and William S. Burroughs.
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Post by meinuk on Apr 5, 2007 15:53:03 GMT 9.5
SHARON Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: ùÑÈøåÉï (Hebrew)
Pronounced: SHER-un [key] From an Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon.
LOUISE Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, Dutch
Pronounced: loo-EEZ (French, English) [key] French feminine form of LOUIS
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Post by gypho on Apr 6, 2007 0:25:54 GMT 9.5
Keith William KEITH Gender: Masculine Usage: English, Scottish Pronounced: KEETH [key] From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name possibly meaning " wood" in British. This was the surname of a long line of Scottish earls. Wood huh? You know I couldn't resist. gypho
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Post by tiger on Apr 6, 2007 16:14:51 GMT 9.5
As my first name is Lee-Michelle there was no meaning so i broke it down into the two names Lee From a surname derived from Old English leah "meadow". The surname belonged to Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Michelle French feminine form of MICHAEL
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Post by gypho on Apr 8, 2007 1:20:19 GMT 9.5
I think Lee-Michelle is beautiful, Tiger. What a nice name.
gypho
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Post by zonked on Apr 20, 2007 9:37:56 GMT 9.5
Keith William KEITH Gender: Masculine Usage: English, Scottish Pronounced: KEETH [key] From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name possibly meaning " wood" in British. This was the surname of a long line of Scottish earls. Wood huh? You know I couldn't resist. gypho So gupho you like woodies?
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Post by gypho on Apr 25, 2007 5:46:29 GMT 9.5
Let me just put it this way, zonked..........
I married a Keith. We're still together.
heh gypho
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Post by zonked on Apr 26, 2007 9:58:40 GMT 9.5
I know gypho.... you're the current idiot!!!!
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Post by gypho on Apr 27, 2007 3:32:38 GMT 9.5
I know gypho.... you're the current idiot!!!! No, not hardly....... that was only a bad play on words. g~
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Post by zonked on Apr 27, 2007 8:51:06 GMT 9.5
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Post by gypho on Apr 28, 2007 4:30:15 GMT 9.5
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