Etymology!! - What does your name mean?

[Therin]

Behind the Name

DAMION m English
Variant of DAMIAN

DAMIAN m English
Pronounced: DAY-mee-an
From the Greek name Damianos which was derived from Greek daman "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Another saint by this name was Saint Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.

JOSHUA m English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAW-shu-wa, JAW-shwa
From the Hebrew name Yehoshua which meant "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. The name Jesus was a variant of the name Joshua.



And here are two for Tobias:
DORAN m Irish, English
From the Irish surname Ó Deoradháin, which means "descendent of Deoradhán". The name Deoradhán means "exile" or "wanderer" in Gaelic.

STÍGANDR m Ancient Scandinavian
Means "wanderer" in Old Norse.

[Tobias]

aww...thx Lews...isa gonna remember those names

as for some other names:

TOBIAS m Biblical
Pronounced: to-BIE-as
Greek form of TOBIAH. Tobias is the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. It relates how Tobias is able to defeat a demon with the help of the archangel Raphael.

MICHAEL m English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul
From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This was the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.

ph34r my real name

[Skylah]

Real Name - Shareen Elena

SHAREEN was not found in this database. Names that sound similar to SHAREEN:
SHEREEN, SHIREEN, SHIRIN f Iranian
Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

ELENA f Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian. Cognate of HELEN
HELEN f English
Pronounced: HEL-en
Possibly from either Greek helene "torch" or "corposant", or Greek 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.

Eeekkk Elena to Helen...

[Shurikane]

MARC m English, Russian, Biblical
Pronounced: MARK
Familiar form of MARCUS. Saint Mark was the author of the second Gospel in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of Venice, where he is supposedly buried. Another famous bearer of this name was Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius), the Roman triumvir who was the lover of Cleopatra. Shakespeare tells this story in his tragedy 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Yet another famous bearer was the American author Mark Twain, real name Samuel Clemens, author of 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'.

ANDRÉ m English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-dray
From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from aner "man" (genitive andros "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.


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Werd. I thought Marc was usually associated with Mars, the god of war.

[Tobias]

does anyone know of a good last name translator thingy??

i wanna see what my last name means...cuase its an interesting last name

[Ming]

MING m,f Chinese
Means "shining, bright, clear" in Chinese.

MING m,f American
Short version of "Mingy", my nickname through high school. (That one was made up by me...)

ANDREW m English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-droo
From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from aner "man" (genitive andros "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.

ANDY m English
Pronounced: AN-dee
Pet form of ANDREW. American pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol was a famous bearer of this name.

And Tobs...our last name has something to do with God because of the prefix "Doming" which is probably "Domingo" which is Spanish for Sunday. Ask Dad...

~Andy

[GAAZ]

DÁVID m Hungarian
Hungarian form of DAVID

DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Russian, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: DAY-vid
Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.


Never knew Jesus was a decendent from my name...W007! PH34R my L337 /\/4/\/\3!!!!!!1111!!! OMG ROFL!!!11

[Tobias]

oh yea bro, now i remember, our last name means "in the house of god."

wow, so im an archangel apostle wannabee in the house of God...sweet

(Paul, refered to saul which was his original name, is my middle name, and he preached a lot about catholisism. he was known as the man who wanted to be an apostle, but he never was )

[BWS-1]

GUILLAUME m French
French form of WILLIAM

WILLIAM m English
Pronounced: WIL-ee-am
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. Another famous bearer was William Tell, a legendary 14th-century hero from Switzerland. 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.

Pfff, they don't even have "Guillaume le batard" ... o wait, I think that's how William the Conqueror also used to be called


o-o> *salute to the past Williams

[philo]

PHILO m English, German
From the Greek name Philon, which was derived from philein "to love".

BRIAN m Irish, English
Pronounced: BRIE-an
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but there are several theories including: "hill" from Celtic bruaich; "high" or "noble" from Celtic brigh; or "strong" from Celtic bri. Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain.

Victorious and slain... that fits pretty good. Takes me back to those days of kendo...