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| Heart of a Bear here! | Sep 12, 2005 |
My name comes from German and originally meant "Heart of a Bear" - So my full name, surname first, is: "He who is strong in the arm and has the heart of a bear". With that nomenclature I should be a boxer! But instead I am a pacifistic, ex-hippy
Like Barry, Bernard was a popular name 50 years ago, and now ranks really low on the charts. No famous Bernards to emulate, I suppose, except perhaps the historical novelist... See more My name comes from German and originally meant "Heart of a Bear" - So my full name, surname first, is: "He who is strong in the arm and has the heart of a bear". With that nomenclature I should be a boxer! But instead I am a pacifistic, ex-hippy
Like Barry, Bernard was a popular name 50 years ago, and now ranks really low on the charts. No famous Bernards to emulate, I suppose, except perhaps the historical novelist, Mr. B. Cornwell.
I inherited it as my father's first name and my grandfather's middle name. I hate the formal sound of Bernard, but have learned to live with "Berni".
I don't know if Keshab is right that names are merely random identifiers. Numerical considerations apart, there are some names which just sound more powerful or resonant than others.
Hence actors and other famous people who change theirs. Richard Burton sounds resonant, but his original name was Richard Jenkins... not quite the same echo, is it, somehow.
Incidentally, Joanna. There is a variation of your name that is Johanna (As in Dylan's "Visions of Johanna" ) I remember reading in a Dylan biography that Johanna is linked to the Hebrew Armageddon, somehow. Anyone here capable of throwing any light on that one? ▲ Collapse
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In stillem Gedenken | Go with your customers | Sep 12, 2005 |
Klaus Herrmann wrote:
and it means "people like you to fix their car but not as a son-in-law". I enjoy work, and I'll be the employee of the month: http://www.local-language.com/test/Klaus.mpg [Edited at 2005-09-12 13:48]
My surname is Irwin. I don't know what it means, but some seem to think they do. Often, clients in Germany pronounce it as 'Ear-fin'. Sometimes as 'Errvene' or 'Errvine'.
I wonder whether 'Herrmann' would be a better solution for me to use, in order to facilitate seamless communication.
Is it available as a shareware download?
Chris
| | | | Klaus Herrmann
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| Limited trial | Sep 12, 2005 |
Textklick wrote:
Is it available as a shareware download?
Chris
There's a limited trial version (V, W and TH not working properly).
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Aha! I see Estefania has already nailed this one.
Yes, Stephanie means 'a crown or garland' in Greek.
This has always irked me, because the masculine counterpart, Stephen, means 'a crowned ruler.'
How d'y'like them apples?
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| I like Jørgen - I married one... | Sep 12, 2005 |
Jørgen Madsen wrote:
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The name is not really popular in Denmark anymore, maybe it's even considered old-fashioned. The golden age was the first half of the 20th century...
I guess that makes me an outdated, dragon-slaying farmer... but at least I get to save a princess  ) Jørgen
Hi Jørgen!
Actually it's my husband's second name - he's called Anders-Jørgen and usually known as Anders.
That is the Danish for the Greek Andreas, or Andrew, meaning 'man' or 'manly'.
He comes appropriately from a farming family where the generations used to alternate between Anders or Anders-Jørgen Nielsen and Niels Andersen until they settled on Andersen in the 19th century.
I'm not sure we were conscious of it at the time, but we followed the tradition by calling our son Nikolas, which is the Greek name from which Niels is derived. It means 'Victory of the People'. I know five or six people I like called Nicholas or Nicola, and we reckoned both sides of the family could pronounce it.
My husband, Anders Andersen, is of course called Anders And now and then... (the Danish for Donald Duck!)
My own name is Greek too. It means the Servant of Christ, and my parents were married in India a year before I was born - a little wistfully with none of their own relations present. My father went out as a missionary, and my mother followed two years later for the wedding.
There are several people called Christopher or Christina in the family. I like the version ending with 'a' best, so if it is pronounced like that in Denmark where I live, that suits me fine!
My middle name, Ruth, is another family name, Hebrew this time, and means Compassionate, the opposite of ruthless...
There's a lot to live up to!
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| | | | Luminita Duta
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Lovely topic!
I read all your answers. Very interesting storries.
My first name means "little light" or "petite lumière" in Romanian, English and French. A japonesse colegue told me once that Lu mi means "the one who comes with light"
I love my name and its meanning!
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| | | | Pamela Cruz
Chile
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| Pamela too... | Sep 12, 2005 |
Pamela Peralta wrote:
Although officially my first name is Lucia (name that signifies or is derived from: "a light"), since I was little all my family has called me Pamela, which is my middle name.
I read somewhere, long time ago, that Pamela means "one who loves music", which is so true in my case, but I also found that is a name that signifies or is derived from: "all the sweetness", "all", "the honey", which is true too 
Hello, Tocaya
Our name was invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney.
| | | | Henk Peelen
Niederlande
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SITE LOCALIZER | Henk = Hendrik = home + domain / rich | Sep 12, 2005 |
My name has Germanic roots, is made up of Heim + Reich and should meaning that the person dwells in quite a good hovel. I've also seen the meaning that this person takes much care of his estate.
The name of one of my male ancestors, Heymerick, clearly shows the link to HeimReich.
You'll find this name in a lot of languages. In Dutch / Flemish you could find among others the next (pet) names.
* Henk (in anglosaxon countries also written Hank), Frisian / Saxon femal... See more My name has Germanic roots, is made up of Heim + Reich and should meaning that the person dwells in quite a good hovel. I've also seen the meaning that this person takes much care of his estate.
The name of one of my male ancestors, Heymerick, clearly shows the link to HeimReich.
You'll find this name in a lot of languages. In Dutch / Flemish you could find among others the next (pet) names.
* Henk (in anglosaxon countries also written Hank), Frisian / Saxon female: Hinke, Hinka, Henke, Henka
* Hendrik, Hendrikus, Driekus, Rick, Rik, Rijk, Hend, Hent, Dirk, Derk, Derck, Durk, Dick; female: Hendrika, Henriek, Drieka, Driek, Rieck, Riek, Dicky)
* Henny, Hennie (M/F)
* Henry, Henri, Henrie, (F: Henriët, Henriëtte, Henriëtta (t is an English and (t)je is a Dutch diminituve suffix)
* Hindrik (Frisian / Saxon)
* Hein(e) (chen is a German diminutive form and (e)ch(i)e(n), (e)k(i)e(n) are Flemish / (southern) Dutch diminutive suffixes, so I guess the beer brand Heineken is diminutive form of Hein; another possibility is that Heineken is a Dutch variant of the French sounding Hendrik-variant Hainequin), Heintje
* Hainequin, Hainkin, Hainric, Hankart, Heiman, Heinart, Heinderic, Heinin, Heinkin, Heinnaes, Heinric, Henric, Heynse (all being Flemish pet names)
http://users.skynet.be/sky60754/genealbe/hulpwetvleinamen.htm
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrikus
HeimReich variants exist in a lot of Germanic and Romanic languages and Polish, Welsh and Esperanto, like:
* Harry, Harri
* Henry, Henri
* Heinrich, Heinz
* Henricus, Henrik, Henryk, Henrique, Enrique, Enrico
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Behnam Koleili
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| Thank you Nancy! | Sep 12, 2005 |
NancyLynn wrote:
That is so cool!
Nancy
I am sure you will find a great name for your third kid! Perhaps this time you can combine the names of your kids!:)I named my new born daughter who is only 16 days old now, AVA which means 'sound' in Persian.
Have a nice time.
Behnam
| | | | Seadeta Osmani
Kroatien
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THEMENSTARTER | So humble... | Sep 12, 2005 |
When I started this thread I never imagined such an overwhelming response. Again, I stand humble before all of you. Thank you. The world spoke in many languages through all of our names. And maybe we are all threads of one cloth, telling our own, unique story.
Probably names do not determine us in who we are. At least not more than parents, nations, flags, clothes... But perhaps not less... Perhaps names are only drops in the sea of endless combinations which may influence our live... See more When I started this thread I never imagined such an overwhelming response. Again, I stand humble before all of you. Thank you. The world spoke in many languages through all of our names. And maybe we are all threads of one cloth, telling our own, unique story.
Probably names do not determine us in who we are. At least not more than parents, nations, flags, clothes... But perhaps not less... Perhaps names are only drops in the sea of endless combinations which may influence our lives in one way or another. As every word in every possible language, names too have their sounds, vibrations, meanings. A name is something we respond to and probably one of the first words we say when meeting new people. Something to think about when naming our kids...
I could not be happier with my name—it taught me a lot, of people and their ways, of identifying and breaking meaningless chains, and of finding a similarity in all the differences.
I am thrilled to read so many stories 'behind the names'. Thank you...
Looking forward to learning more!!
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| | | | Tina Vonhof (X)
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| I'm with you Saskia | Sep 12, 2005 |
Saskia Steur wrote:
My name is Saskia and to date I have not been able to trace a real meaning. I am not even sure of the origins in terms of people or language.
Any suggestions are welcome )
Interesting topic, by the way.
Saskia
I named my daughter Saskia because I thought it was a beautiful name. Like you, I have not been able to determine exactly what it means or where it came from (except that it was the name of Rembrandt's wife). So indeed, any information is welcome.
Tina
| | | | | what's in a name... | Sep 12, 2005 |
My name's is of Hebrew origin, and it means "bee". The story comes from the Bible: Débora (in English it is spelled as Deborah) was a prophet woman and judge of Israel, very brave and straight-forward when it came to addressing fellow-judge Barak he wouldn't get any victory over their enemy, but a woman would.
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Clarisa Moraña
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| Clarisa > "clear, bright, famous". | Sep 13, 2005 |
It seems that "Clarisa" derives from a Latin word meaning "clear, bright, famous". Perhaps I'm clear but I'm sure I'm not that bright. I'm not famous at all.
I've been told that my father wanted to call me "Eva", because I was his first daughter, and the name was short and full of energy. But my mother rejected it because the name remainded her of "Eva Peron". Thus, they decided to call me after my grandmother: "Clarisa", not because of her but because they love it and because it ... See more It seems that "Clarisa" derives from a Latin word meaning "clear, bright, famous". Perhaps I'm clear but I'm sure I'm not that bright. I'm not famous at all.
I've been told that my father wanted to call me "Eva", because I was his first daughter, and the name was short and full of energy. But my mother rejected it because the name remainded her of "Eva Peron". Thus, they decided to call me after my grandmother: "Clarisa", not because of her but because they love it and because it was uncommon.
I do love my name, and I'm happy that it is uncommon. It's quite a special name, so I am. I really love to be different.
Regarding Eva, I always dreamt of calling Eva to my first daugther. My husband rejected the idea because of the same reason of my mother. Thus, my first daughter is Cristina, which is the name of her grandmother! And believe it or not, Cristina is an uncommon name for a girl of her age here in Argentina or in the country where she was born, Venezuela.
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| what's in a name? | Sep 13, 2005 |
Good question! In Telugu we say 'perulo emundi pennidhi?' means 'what's in a name?' But here I want to remind onething, according to Hindu scriptures, naming ceremony is one of the 16 Vedic rituals to be performed right in childhood.
Philosophically, when you say 'I,' whom you are refering to? I guess, according to one's own perception, there are several levels in cognizing the materialstic phenomenon!!
And also I support other collegues Anil's and Keshab's reply in th... See more Good question! In Telugu we say 'perulo emundi pennidhi?' means 'what's in a name?' But here I want to remind onething, according to Hindu scriptures, naming ceremony is one of the 16 Vedic rituals to be performed right in childhood.
Philosophically, when you say 'I,' whom you are refering to? I guess, according to one's own perception, there are several levels in cognizing the materialstic phenomenon!!
And also I support other collegues Anil's and Keshab's reply in this regard.
Thanks,
kindness personified
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| | | | | PRAKASH (PRAKAASH) | Sep 13, 2005 |
PRAKASH is originally a Sanskrit originated word. It has many meanings but a special for all of you
PRA prefix + KAASH (friend)
'pra' prefix is added to any word in order to emphasize on the word specially. So, it means special. And prakaash means special friend.
PRAKAASH in Hindi/Sanskrit/Nepali also means light as well. May be light of knowledge (or way of knowledge etc.!)
The synonym of prakaash in hindi is roshni.
Hope it is e... See more PRAKASH is originally a Sanskrit originated word. It has many meanings but a special for all of you
PRA prefix + KAASH (friend)
'pra' prefix is added to any word in order to emphasize on the word specially. So, it means special. And prakaash means special friend.
PRAKAASH in Hindi/Sanskrit/Nepali also means light as well. May be light of knowledge (or way of knowledge etc.!)
The synonym of prakaash in hindi is roshni.
Hope it is enough to explain why am I special?)
Enjoy friends!
PRAKAASH
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