What does your name means - Rootsy stuff...

Rxke · 2004-05-04 04:10:36

Just got me wondering when I saw Bolbuyk (from The Netherlands...) posting for the first time: in Dutch that translates to something like 'spherical belly' (Turns out it's a nickname)

So I went to look up what *my* name signifies: Rik Declercq...

"Rik" comes from old 'Diets' (old Dutch) Rike, meaning Mighty,
"Declercq" means someone that studied, hence could write (not very common those days when surnames got introduced)

So i am... Mighty Writer ! :band: Heee... Hawww!

What about you?

Shaun Barrett · 2004-05-04 04:55:35

Wouldn't have a clue what my name means!

But, given your self-evident prowess at languages, not to mention your native wit, it's small wonder that your name means 'mighty writer'. In my book, you are pretty much what your genes say you are - with a little window dressing from the surroundings.
Go Rik!! :up:

Palomar · 2004-05-04 05:21:06

*My ID means "finish everything on your plate" in French.
Actually, I thought New Mars would have a registration name and then a user name (like I was accustomed to at other boards/formats around the time I signed on here); I wanted my user name to be my first name and the 1st character of my last name. Oh well...

Cynthia is related to Mt. Cynthus in Greece, which was a place of worship dedicated to Diana, Goddess of the Moon.

So I guess I'm a moon goddess...or something...even though I don't look like much of a goddess right now in my pajamas!

--Cindy

Rxke · 2004-05-04 05:25:16

The Goddess of the Moon! On New Mars!

Should we feel offended or honoured?

Palomar · 2004-05-04 05:37:32

The Goddess of the Moon! On New Mars!
Should we feel offended or honoured?

*Well, I say enough homage has been paid to the Moon (via Apollo).

On to Mars!

Maybe I'll legally change my name to reflect the Mars goddess (if there was one...Mars is a rather male "entity", right?...hmmmmm).

--Cindy

Mundaka · 2004-05-05 06:14:05

Palomar · 2004-05-05 07:00:58

My first name is Christian -- still trying to figure out what that means.
My middle name is Teutonic and means "Fair One".
My last name is English and means "Lives in the meadow".
Kinda cool -- thanks Rxke, I probably would have never bothered to look that up but for this.

*Okay, so you're a good-looking Christian who lives in a meadow.

By the way, what does "Mundaka" mean? I've been wondering for a while.

--Cindy

Rxke · 2004-05-05 07:19:59

http://www.san.beck.org/Upan4-Mundaka.html]Mundaka Upanishad?

REB · 2004-05-05 08:11:26

My handle, REB, is my initials.

My last name is a German name that means Iron-worker (Kind of like a Black-Smith). It originated from the beautiful German town of Baden Baden. My Great Grandfather, and his two brothers, came from Germany to America in 1865. They were bakers. One of the brother’s names was Robert.

I thought I was named after this Great-great Uncle, but my mother tells me I was named after an old boyfriend. My middle name is my father’s first name.

REB · 2004-05-05 08:18:50

I find the origin of the European last name interesting.

Long ago, the people of Europe had first names only. This was fine in a small community where you only have one John, or one David. But as a town grew and we got more than one John or David, they started saying things like, that is John the blacksmith (John became John Smith). Or that is David who lives by the green field (and he became David Greenfield.

Some European cultures would say that is John, son of Eric (And he became John Ericson).

I have some native American blood in me, (1/16th). I like how the Native American came up with names.

clark · 2004-05-05 08:35:14

My name means, "me".

Rxke · 2004-05-05 08:36:47

Another bit of trivia... In Belgium (and the Netherlands?) we were under French rule, for a while, and Napoleon declared it compulsory to have the -informal- second name officially registered, but a lot of people didn't like that, and in defiance they filed deliberatly stupid names to show they thought the idea- or the 'Regime' was too far out.
So a lot of people got themselves with a ridiculous second name... things like (translated:) John Moneylost , Frank Stable-horse, Pete Out-the-pants etc... Or tiny people getting named Franky the Great, stuff like that...

They thought the whole system would be abolished soon, but they were sorely mistaken...

Rxke · 2004-05-05 08:38:48

My name means, "me".

That's Clark I, then?

clark · 2004-05-05 08:52:29

Argh! Signifiers and the signified! :laugh:

Earthfirst · 2004-05-05 11:09:17

Christien means of christ silly, like christmass the mass for christ. Realy some people have no idea of whats going on!
My name I was named after Boby Darin, darin is a form of darrin, darren, and darwin cletic names from irland. I saw that in a baby name book once. My last name in its native luxumburg is yankee, or german my family came from near their and germany.
My great grandfather did not like being called a yankee change from the ya to a je like it was pronuned in german.
My brother name wade is also celtic. I dont know if the names have any meaning.

Mark Friedenbach · 2004-05-05 17:45:07

Christien means of christ silly, like christmass the mass for christ. Realy some people have no idea of whats going on!

Actually, it was the name of a line of kings in Denmark, which is where it's usage as a formal name comes from..

EDIT: but yeah, i bet that's how the kings got the name for their dynasty. iirc, they were the first christian kings of denmark or something like that.

-----

My name is "mark", which of course is an old latin name.. (possibly derived from "mars"? :;): ). My last name, Friedenbach, means "peaceful brook" in German.

Mundaka · 2004-05-05 23:28:22

GraemeSkinner · 2004-05-06 00:23:52

Graeme - means the grey home
Skinner - reflects my ancestors trade, skinning animals

So I suppose my name means the grey home where animals get skinned, not too bad for a vegetarian!

Graeme

Rxke · 2004-05-06 00:56:41

You know, Graeme, initially i really thought your name was not a real one, i thought it was some kind of old-english for Grim Skinner! (Like the Grim Reaper...) Sounded mighty ominous to my ears...

GraemeSkinner · 2004-05-06 01:00:50

You know, Graeme, initially i really thought your name was not a real one, i thought it was some kind of old-english for Grim Skinner! (Like the Grim Reaper...) Sounded mighty ominous to my ears...

Strange, as I've been photographed a few times dressed as the grim reaper

Palomar · 2004-05-06 05:40:33

Graeme - means the grey home
Skinner - reflects my ancestors trade, skinning animals
So I suppose my name means the grey home where animals get skinned, not too bad for a vegetarian!
Graeme

*I'd never heard of the name "Graeme" before.

I've been wondering how your name is pronounced, (phonetically)?

--Cindy

bolbuyk · 2004-05-06 07:06:55

Just got me wondering when I saw Bolbuyk (from The Netherlands...) posting for the first time: in Dutch that translates to something like 'spherical belly' (Turns out it's a nickname)

Right

You can't imagine how thin I am.

BTW this name is derived from 'boluijt', my last name which some time by my colleage students was derived into 'bolbuik'.

Whhen I tried to register on some internet-forum I was refused with this name, because 'bolbuik' appeared to exist, so since that time it's 'bolbuyk'.

DanielCook · 2004-06-04 13:19:26

Hi y'all!

My first name is of biblical origin ... it think it means "the judge of God" ...

My last name is "de Kock", which, as Rxke would attest, is a corruption of the dutch for "the cook" ... Needless to say, I've gotten a couple of strange looks the last couple of months while I've been in the US

Gennaro · 2004-06-04 14:49:12

I transliterated my name into Italian on these boards. It's actually Gunnar, which is an old Scandinavian name simply meaning "Warrior".
I don't have a proper family name. My father's name was Einar so I'm simply 'son of Einar' (= "Einarsson").
REB (a nick which for some reason makes me think of J.E.B Stuart or Bedford Forrest, by the way) pointed to this rare custom, and here you have live example.

Einar comes from the old Germanic "Einharg", which means a warrior who profess in taking on foes single-handedly. I'm not sure if there's even a good equivalent in English, maybe champion will do.

So in that case I suppose I'm "Warrior son of Champion".

DonPanic · 2004-06-06 07:22:35

LO
Don can be diminutive for Donald, or for Dominus, lord, as it is in Italy and Spain. I have no known italian or spanish ancestor.
Panic or panis was another name for millet, a cereal with tiny seeds that was largely cultivated in the middle age,
nowadays, it is given to birds, I often buy millet to feed Paris sparrows that live near my place, in wintertime.
Now, each day, some knock at my window and enter my appartment to claim for their meal.
In some slavic language, panic means virgin, a tchek told me, though I have no known slave ancestor.
May be DonPanic is "Lord of the Sparrows' Seeds"
Anyways, friends and family call me Pierrot, another name for sparrow

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