origins of your name [Archive] - Yellowworld Forums

amietron

10-01-2002, 01:36 AM

do you know the origin of your name? have you looked it up in a plain old merriam-webster's dictionary? or just a name dictionary?

i was surprised to find that lots of names were actually listed in the dictionary in it's fullest form.

mine for example: amy
dictionary said something like latin amare, something about to love and beloved and old french and whatever else.

look up the name christine. hehe. not a very nice meaning. crude. =0

will finish making this a better post later, when i have the dictionary in front of me. doing this from memory. =)

Craig

10-01-2002, 02:04 AM

Mine is something to the effect of "crag dweller", with crag meaning rock/cliff/etc.

Didn't know MW had name origins in their dictionaries, I guess maybe for the printed edition. Their online website (http://www.m-w.com/) doesn't have name etymologies.

Why does "Christine" mean in your reference ? The following site (http://www.behindthename.com/) basically says it's a feminine form of "Christian" (obvious meaning).

AliBabaIncorporated

10-01-2002, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by amietron@Oct 1 2002, 09:36 AM
look up the name christine. hehe. not a very nice meaning. crude. =0
hmm? my electronic dictionary gave "one who follows or pursues Christ; an adherent; a follower"

Eric just comes out as "leader" or, on behindthename, "ever (i.e. eternal) ruler"

tapestrybabe

10-01-2002, 04:34 AM

well my middle name is Joy..
which just means being happy...

kimpossible

10-01-2002, 07:35 AM

My name is a castle field in old English. What the hell?

deez nuts

10-01-2002, 07:45 AM

Mine means "crown" :huh:

Haha the only reason my parents picked my anglo name is because it sounds phonetically like my chinese first name which means which means "stability/strength" and the second means "scholarly/wise."

thaite

10-01-2002, 11:13 AM

first name: From Teutonic English, meaning "bright fame"
2nd name: German origin, meaning "resolute guardian"
3rd name: Thai, after some prince.
Surnam: Dutch origin, dunno what it means.

Shuriken

10-01-2002, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by buoywonder@Oct 1 2002, 07:13 PM
first name: From Teutonic English, meaning "bright fame"

So...your first name is Robert?

Shuriken

10-01-2002, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by KuroBishounen@Oct 1 2002, 03:48 PM
My last name, changed(last year?), I took from Captain James T.... ;)
"Kirk" means "church" in the Scottish dialect.

The German word for "church" is "Kirche."

thaite

10-02-2002, 12:05 AM

Oh yeah, and my other middle name which means "dumb ass" in every language.

Shuriken

10-02-2002, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by buoywonder@Oct 2 2002, 08:05 AM
Oh yeah, and my other middle name which means "dumb ass" in every language.
If you say so, dude...

strangeaznfreak

10-03-2002, 07:05 AM

Christina~ Follower of Christ. That doesn't suit me considering I'm Atheist. ~_~

amietron

10-03-2002, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by strangeaznfreak@Oct 3 2002, 07:05 AM
Christina~ Follower of Christ. That doesn't suit me considering I'm Atheist. ~_~
nah. there's actually more to it.
i saw it in the dictionary. it's harsh.

mizkisses

10-03-2002, 04:28 PM

the name peggy comes from the name margaret. how? i don't even know.

but yah. somewhere else is said peggy meant pearl? or precious stone or something like that. i have NO clue.

but i know my chinese name means fertility. haha. yay. it's pei pei! don't ask, i don't know either. it's like fertility and precious jade or something? something like that..

actually, my dad explained it with, "your chinese name means fertilize."

"you mean fertility, dad?"

"no. fertilize. like what you do to your lawn?"

thanks dad.. :blink:

wylin

10-03-2002, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 3 2002, 04:28 PM
the name peggy comes from the name margaret. how? i don't even know.

but yah. somewhere else is said peggy meant pearl? or precious stone or something like that. i have NO clue.

but i know my chinese name means fertility. haha. yay. it's pei pei! don't ask, i don't know either. it's like fertility and precious jade or something? something like that..

actually, my dad explained it with, "your chinese name means fertilize."

"you mean fertility, dad?"

"no. fertilize. like what you do to your lawn?"

thanks dad.. :blink:
that means u can make lotsa babies when u become fertile

mizkisses

10-03-2002, 04:58 PM

Originally posted by wylin@Oct 3 2002, 04:32 PM
that means u can make lotsa babies when u become fertile
:o

no, it means i'll be an awesome gardener someday. ha. yes.

Shuriken

10-03-2002, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 4 2002, 12:28 AM
the name peggy comes from the name margaret. how? i don't even know.

but yah. somewhere else is said peggy meant pearl? or precious stone or something like that. i have NO clue.

but i know my chinese name means fertility. haha. yay. it's pei pei! don't ask, i don't know either. it's like fertility and precious jade or something? something like that..

actually, my dad explained it with, "your chinese name means fertilize."

"you mean fertility, dad?"

"no. fertilize. like what you do to your lawn?"

thanks dad.. :blink:
the name peggy comes from the name margaret. how? i don't even know.

but yah. somewhere else is said peggy meant pearl? or precious stone or something like that. i have NO clue.

By way of "precious stone," the name "Margaret" also means the flower "daisy." And "daisy" in English means "day's eye" — in other words, THE SUN. A daisy looks like the sun. Similarly (for you Europe enthusiasts out there), a "pizza margarita" is a pizza whoes cheese and tomato toppings look straight ahead like the sun.

but i know my chinese name means fertility. haha. yay. it's pei pei! don't ask, i don't know either. it's like fertility and precious jade or something? something like that..

I'm sure that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Cheng Pei-Pei shares your quandary. And do you remember the name of Kelly Hu's character in Martial Law? It was CHEN Pei-Pei, perhaps a tip of the hat to the Taiwanese actress...

SunWuKong

10-03-2002, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by Shuriken@Oct 4 2002, 02:08 AM
I'm sure that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Cheng Pei-Pei shares your quandary. And do you remember the name of Kelly Hu's character in Martial Law? It was CHEN Pei-Pei, perhaps a tip of the hat to the Taiwanese actress...
oooh... good catch! that might just be true, after all, chen pei pei was indeed a very famous martial arts actress in HK. she was dubbed "Queen of Martial Arts Films" in HK back in the 70s. and before The Bruce came around, kung fu films in HK actually usually had female heroine leads.

by the way, i don't think she's taiwanese. she was born in shanghai and then moved to HK when she was a little kid.

amietron

10-04-2002, 05:27 PM

don't tell her that it has to do with the sun.
shakespeare says the sun is garish.

:P alright, alright. it was lame. sorry.

inkpainter

10-04-2002, 06:09 PM

According to the Astrological Charts ...not that i read charts.. :huh: ...of Mister Vangelis, the following applies to the my name :

"Business-like, cheerful, stern, faithful. Fond of luxury and will work hard to attain his/her ends"...(as she drags her ball and chain around)

...and...fertile, happy, bringing happyness...

gosh, i'm so...so...happy :gross:

mizkisses

10-04-2002, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by Shuriken@Oct 3 2002, 11:08 PM

I'm sure that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Cheng Pei-Pei shares your quandary. And do you remember the name of Kelly Hu's character in Martial Law? It was CHEN Pei-Pei, perhaps a tip of the hat to the Taiwanese actress...
whoa. i AM chen pei-pei.

er. peggy chen.

but. YAH! weirdness. :o

Shuriken

10-05-2002, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 5 2002, 07:14 AM
Originally posted by Shuriken@Oct 3 2002, 11:08 PM

I'm sure that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Cheng Pei-Pei shares your quandary.  And do you remember the name of Kelly Hu's character in Martial Law?  It was CHEN Pei-Pei, perhaps a tip of the hat to the Taiwanese actress...
whoa. i AM chen pei-pei.

er. peggy chen.

but. YAH! weirdness. :o
You mean Kelly Hu was playing YOU on Martial Law??? Boy, I sure wouldn't want to get into a fight with you... :lol:

BTW, Pei-Pei was also the name of Lucy Liu's character in Shanghai Noon. Popular name, I guess...

ChairmanMah

10-05-2002, 10:05 AM

well if you're chinese, you'd prolly know that MAH means horse

mizkisses

10-07-2002, 09:44 PM

Originally posted by Shuriken@Oct 5 2002, 09:59 AM
Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 5 2002, 07:14 AM
Originally posted by Shuriken@Oct 3 2002, 11:08 PM

I'm sure that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Cheng Pei-Pei shares your quandary. And do you remember the name of Kelly Hu's character in Martial Law? It was CHEN Pei-Pei, perhaps a tip of the hat to the Taiwanese actress...
whoa. i AM chen pei-pei.

er. peggy chen.

but. YAH! weirdness. :o
You mean Kelly Hu was playing YOU on Martial Law??? Boy, I sure wouldn't want to get into a fight with you... :lol:

BTW, Pei-Pei was also the name of Lucy Liu's character in Shanghai Noon. Popular name, I guess...
whaaa? i'm confuzzled. :blink: :blink: :blink:

what were we talking about?

yaahhhh i remember i watched shanghai noon...sadly..with..my..parents..

and they were all, "LOOK, SHIAO PEI, LUCY LIU HAS YOUR NAME!!" in the movie and i'm...gawd, how embarassing. i never wanna go to the movies with them again.

hardy har har...funnnn

Shuriken

10-08-2002, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 8 2002, 05:44 AM
yaahhhh i remember i watched shanghai noon...sadly..with..my..parents..

and they were all, "LOOK, SHIAO PEI, LUCY LIU HAS YOUR NAME!!" in the movie and i'm...gawd, how embarassing. i never wanna go to the movies with them again.

Speaking as this site's resident old geezer, my heart goes out to your parents. They're probably aware that you're a little self-conscious of your Chinese name, and they may have thought that seeing a movie star playing a character with that name would make you feel good. They might have hoped you'd say, "Wow, Lucy Liu is playing a character named Pei-Pei! That's my name! It's cool to be named Pei-Pei!"

But then again, my parents never embarrassed me in a movie theater.

mizkisses

10-08-2002, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by Shuriken@Oct 8 2002, 02:09 PM
Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 8 2002, 05:44 AM
yaahhhh i remember i watched shanghai noon...sadly..with..my..parents..

and they were all, "LOOK, SHIAO PEI, LUCY LIU HAS YOUR NAME!!" in the movie and i'm...gawd, how embarassing. i never wanna go to the movies with them again.

Speaking as this site's resident old geezer, my heart goes out to your parents. They're probably aware that you're a little self-conscious of your Chinese name, and they may have thought that seeing a movie star playing a character with that name would make you feel good. They might have hoped you'd say, "Wow, Lucy Liu is playing a character named Pei-Pei! That's my name! It's cool to be named Pei-Pei!"

But then again, my parents never embarrassed me in a movie theater.
no, they just wanted to watch it. and they were amused that she had my name. that is all :blink:

mydnyht

10-15-2002, 11:21 AM

What STRANGE links... lol! It's incredibly interesting to see where these things come from...
According to a website, my name is Latin for 'dawn'.
According to my mother, my name is 'light before the morning star', as my middle name has something to do with that.
According to the dictionary...
let's not go there.

Arex

10-15-2002, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by mydnyht@Oct 15 2002, 12:21 PM
What STRANGE links... lol! It's incredibly interesting to see where these things come from...
According to a website, my name is Latin for 'dawn'.
According to my mother, my name is 'light before the morning star', as my middle name has something to do with that.
According to the dictionary...
let's not go there.
C'mon, spill it!=)

ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch

Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur (phonetic spelling's such a trip!)

From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.

BOOoooring.=P

Alex

mydnyht

10-16-2002, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by Arex@Oct 15 2002, 10:19 PM

C'mon, spill it!=)

It's not even anything INTERESTING!! It just lists all the cities and towns named 'Aurora' and their populations.

innternal

10-16-2002, 01:29 PM

My first name:
NATHAN m English, Biblical
Pronounced: NAY-than
Means "gift" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet and also a son of King David. This name can also function as a short form of JONATHAN or NATHANIEL.

My middle name(1):
DOMINIC m English
From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars.

My middle name(2):
JIA-NING Chinese
"Peaceful Family" or something like that.

My last name:
LAU Chinese
I'm not too sure, but here's an origin of the name.
http://www.yutopian.com/names/15/15liu42.html

Arex

10-16-2002, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by mydnyht@Oct 16 2002, 02:09 PM
Originally posted by Arex@Oct 15 2002, 10:19 PM

C'mon, spill it!=)

It's not even anything INTERESTING!! It just lists all the cities and towns named 'Aurora' and their populations.
Oh. Nevermind.

=)

Alex

teaz0r

01-21-2003, 05:15 PM

pipsy comes from pippa which in turn comes from philippa; which is the female version for Philip

my full name is Anissa Philippa Thanarat
all i know is my last name means Money.

BeTheReds

01-21-2003, 05:20 PM

Hwang - Yellow

Yu - Exist

Jin - Truth

Or Eugene (GREEK) "Of Superior Birth"

Napoleon Chynamite

01-21-2003, 05:21 PM

BTR

So you're the yellow existence of truth? I don'ta get it :P hehehehe

Adaon

01-21-2003, 06:15 PM

PATRICK m Irish, English, French, German
Pronounced: PAT-rik
From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin. A 5th-century saint, the patron saint of Ireland, adopted this name (his birth name was Sucat). During his youth he was captured by Irish raiders and enslaved, but after six years of servitude he escaped to his home in Britain. Eventually he became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary, where he succeeded in Christianizing the entire country.

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.

Kong - River
Wai - Big
Daht(sp?-I dunno phonetic) - Achievement/Accomplishment

blue hoodie

01-21-2003, 06:25 PM

My parents made my name up. Theres a story to it, but it's too long, so I'll just give you the punchline.

"But it could have been worst. My dad's name could have been dick, and I would have been named Dick-man"

moschikat

01-22-2003, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by pipSy@Jan 21 2003, 05:15 PM
pipsy comes from pippa which in turn comes from philippa; which is the female version for Philip

my full name is Anissa Philippa Thanarat
all i know is my last name means Money.
and baby, you are so bling - you don't even know it.

Jackie - Jacqueline - my Jewish god mother's name

Sarinya - *cough cough* one with knowledge

(i'm not sure where that knowledge is just yet, maybe it will hit me like a ton of bricks one of these days?) :lol:

Chinkaholic

01-22-2003, 02:00 PM

Yichen Feng- :confused:
all i know is that my grandfather named me..and the Yi (-) should connect Chen with Feng, the last names of my parents, but the Chen is written differently...???

BeTheReds

01-22-2003, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by FrozenPizza@Jan 22 2003, 01:21 AM
BTR

So you're the yellow existence of truth? I don'ta get it :P hehehehe
Yea how about..

TRUTHfully YELLOW EXISTS in me..

haha.

Basically.. my name means

He's Truthfully Asian!

haha

Or if you throw in the greek meaning too:

He's truthfully asian of superior genes.

ha ha ha

BaiginLong

01-23-2003, 03:27 AM

RÓBERT m Hungarian
Hungarian form of ROBERT

ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian
Pronounced: RAW-burt
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It belonged to three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. The author Robert Browning and poets Robert Burns and Robert Frost are famous literary bearers of this name. Also, Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War.

for my family name: http://zhongwen.com/d/172/x73.htm
and my Chinese name: http://zhongwen.com/d/197/x83.htm

for those of you who are Chinese buffs yes it's a girl's name...... :frown:

contra_diction

01-23-2003, 04:00 AM

my first name means 'crowned' or 'wreathed'. It's English. my middle name Miyka'el 'who is like God?'.
and my last name is Irish, i don't know what it means, but the motto (or som'in like that) is 'remember your promises'

igcognito

01-23-2003, 04:16 AM

my name barry means, divided into bars. Meaning I am guaranteed to go to prison, DAMNIT :cry:

punkdrummer56

01-23-2003, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by mizkisses@Oct 3 2002, 03:28 PM

actually, my dad explained it with, "your chinese name means fertilize."

"you mean fertility, dad?"

"no. fertilize. like what you do to your lawn?"

thanks dad.. :blink:
thats the funniest thing i've read today

thanx for cheering up my shitty day

B)

VV o n g B a

01-23-2003, 02:27 PM

sung en

sung from sung ling, or holy

en from en dian, or grace

holy grace. yeah, my dad's christian and he dedicated me to god's service at birth. :mellow:

AliBabaIncorporated

01-23-2003, 09:05 PM

Ling Zhaowen. (Though if I needed to spell it out in English, I'd usually try to approximate the Hakka pronunciation and spell it as Lien Tseu-hwun)

Ling2 as in "ling2chen2 = sunrise." Ling itself I think came from the title of servants responsible for storage of cold foods in the imperial household. Actually I'm not sure if this is our real family surname, since our ancestors took on a Spanish name, but it's the one my great-uncle uses.

Zhao4 as in "Zhao4ming2 = illumination."
Wen2 as in "Wen2hua4 = culture."