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Swan_Solo
Posts: 2374 - Karma: 14
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ita.php

JOHN
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JAHN [key]

English form of Iohannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its consistent popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered as saints. The first was John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ and a victim of beheading by Herod Antipas. The second was the apostle John, also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation.
The name has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as kings of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton and the philosopher John Locke.

Jul 24 2007 11:45PM
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Charley.
Posts: 1754 - Karma: 110
CHARLES
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: CHAHR-ulz (English), SHARL (French) [key]

From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man". However, an alternative theory states that the name is derived from the common Germanic element heri meaning "army, warrior".
The most noteworthy bearer of this name was Charles the Great, commonly known as Charlemagne, a king of the Franks who came to rule over most of Europe. Several Holy Roman Emperors bore this name, as well as kings of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Hungary. Other famous bearers include naturalist Charles Darwin who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution, and novelist Charles Dickens who wrote such works as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Cities'.

lol,"Germanic word which meant "man". sick
Jul 25 2007 10:37AM
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PilleDaKid
Posts: 3193 - Karma: 2,629
Me too.
Jul 25 2007 10:41AM
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errrka
Posts: 2261 - Karma: 6,058
ERIKA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene
Cognate of ERICA

so pretty much means people spell my name erica for the rest of my life on all my achivements.
Jul 25 2007 10:45AM
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*Bryan*
Posts: 446 - Karma: 11
BRIAN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: BRIE-an   [key]

The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". 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.
Jul 25 2007 12:55PM
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Bardolph
Posts: 719 - Karma: 11
BRADLEY

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: BRAD-lee [key]
From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the World War II American general Omar Bradley.
Jul 25 2007 12:56PM
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mike_e
Posts: 2419 - Karma: 3,066



MICHAEL
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical

Pronounced: MIE-kul (English), MI-khah-el (German) [key]

From the Hebrew name îÄéëÈàÅì (Mika'el) which meant "who is like God?". This is 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 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.



Jul 25 2007 1:05PM
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liukangkid
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 82
MASON

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: MAY-sun   [key]

From a surname meaning "stoneworker" in Old French, ultimately derived from Germanic and akin to Old English macian "to make".
Jul 25 2007 1:13PM
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4FrntQC
Posts: 303 - Karma: 10
ERIC
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French) [key]

From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler". Danish invaders first brought the name to England. A famous bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Jul 25 2007 1:17PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
gangster

DOUGLAS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: DUG-lus [key]
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubhghlas, which meant "dark river" or "blood river" from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river". Douglas was originally a river name, the site of a particularly bloody battle, which then became a Scottish surname. The surname belonged to a powerful line of Scottish earls.
Jul 25 2007 1:22PM
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statuswhitegirl
Posts: 4058 - Karma: 883



KEVIN
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Irish, French

Pronounced: KEV-in [key]

Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Coemgen, composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin.


Jul 25 2007 1:24PM
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babujib
Posts: 5039 - Karma: 104
JOE

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JO [key]
Short form of JOSEPH. Five famous sports figures who have had this name are boxers Joe Louis and Joe Frazier, baseball player Joe DiMaggio, and football quarterbacks Joe Namath and Joe Montana.

jea
Jul 25 2007 2:26PM
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Mat.
Posts: 7167 - Karma: 94
the site kept telling me they only had results for Matt or Matthew and not "Mat".. at least thats all i managed to find out.
Jul 25 2007 2:44PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
mike means godkike
Jul 25 2007 3:20PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
JESSE

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JES-ee [key]
From the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishay) which possibly meant "gift". Jesse was the father of King David in the Old Testament. A famous bearer of this name was Jesse James, an American outlaw who held up banks and stagecoaches. He was eventually shot by a fellow gang member for a reward. Another famous bearer was the American athlete Jesse Owens.
Jul 25 2007 3:27PM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
TYLER

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: TIE-lur [key]
From an occupational surname meaning "tiler of roofs" in Old English
Jul 25 2007 3:44PM
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NataliePortman
Posts: 1382 - Karma: 84
MATTHEW

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: MATH-yoo [key]
English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles, a tax collector. He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.
Jul 25 2007 4:17PM
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DavidHonda.
Posts: 662 - Karma: 711
DAVID

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Biblical

Other Scripts: דָוִד (Hebrew), Давид (Russian)

Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Hebrew), da-VEED (French), dah-VEET (Russian), DAH-fit (German)   [key]

Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) 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.

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'.

Jul 25 2007 7:45PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
my name is eddie choe. so i decided to put a D in between the o and the e
Jul 25 2007 7:46PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296


JACOB

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical

Pronounced: JAY-kub (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)   [key]

From the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter". Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".

A famous bearer of this name was Jacob Grimm, the German linguist and writer who was, with his brother Wilhelm, the author of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'.


Jul 25 2007 7:59PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
my name means asshole apparently. wtf is heel holder?
Jul 25 2007 8:00PM
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