What does your name mean?

[IslandWalker]

Well, you don't have to include your real name, but it is interesting to see what names mean. Mine means "he who supplants". Interestingly, it is of Hebrew origin.

Note: If anyone wishes to talk about their (current) username, please post in this thread.

 

[Eliana Rampage]

Well, you don't have to include your real name, but it is interesting to see what names mean. Mine means "he who supplants". Interestingly, it is of Hebrew origin.

That's Jacob, right?

I'm Israeli so I know Hebrew...and, in fact, my name is Hebrew too...

Your Hebrew name would be Yaakov, which looks like this:

יעקב

mine is Eliana, which means, "My God Has Answered", which is...
אליענה


/end

 

[IslandWalker]

No it isn't. It's a variation of that name, I forgot to add.

 

[Eliana Rampage]

Oh okay...sorry? I was just trying to be nice.

 

[IslandWalker]

Was I mean? Sorry...

 

[Eliana Rampage]

Was I mean? Sorry...

Nonono I just realized it might have been rude to assume your name was something it wasn't. My bad.

 

[7tx]

Mine means "native of Lucania"

Maybe I should go there one day.

 

[Kuji]

My name is Miguel, which is a variant of Michael, means "Who resembles/is like God?"

 

[Baashka]

my name is kasey, which means "descendant of cathasaigh"; cathasaigh means "vigilant".

 

[Zesty Cactus]

oh i thought this was gonna be about our usernames haha
anyways

REBECCA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin

Pronounced: rə-BEK-ə (English), re-BEK-kah (Italian) [key]
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name. This was the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament. It came into use as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular with the Puritans in the 17th century.

 

[Karuna-tan]

Yay, this sounds like fun. I don't mind sharing my name with you guys.

It's Tanja (pronounced Tanya). Its roots go back to Russia and it's a shorter version of the Russian, very popular name Tatjana. The name got known in Europe because of a saint called Tatiana who died in 200. She was a noble born christian, who worked as a deaconess in Rome's congregation. She died a martyr death after refusing to sacrifice to other gods from other religions. The name got more and more usage, because in Russia it's common to name a child after a saint.

 

[.vulpixie]

[removed over 3 years later because I've changed my name]

 

[PlatinumDude]

Take a wild guess at what my real name is.

Here's its meaning (and the hint as well): it came from one of the 12 Apostles of the Catholic Church. It means "the gift of the Lord" and is of Hebrew origin.

Edit: only 2 of my friends here know what my real name is (Senna and Takoto).

 

[hopeandjoy]

If you put my name together (and switch my first and middle name) I'm a joyous snare of the hills.

But my parents never really paid attention to meaning.

 

[Lugnut]

Well then, My name is Matthew and it means "Gift of God". Thats pretty good for my ego...

 

[PlatinumDude]

Well then, My name is Matthew and it means "Gift of God". Thats pretty good for my ego...

... go check out my post. It said the same thing.

 

[Snake Bandage]

Here's its meaning (and the hint as well): it came from one of the 12 Apostles of the Catholic Church. It means "the gift of the Lord" and is of Hebrew origin.

Nathaniel, then? *grins* I'm Israeli, can't escape me when it comes to biblical names.

My name is Shai. It means "gift" in Aramaic.

 

[PlatinumDude]

Nathaniel, then?

Nope.

 

[Snake Bandage]

Nope.

*blinks* Matthew then?

 

[PlatinumDude]

*blinks* Matthew then?

Yep. Nice to meet you, Shai. (if I can call you that)