What is behind your first name?

[wolf bite]

http://www.behindthename.com/

Cool site that tells you where your name came from and what it means. Note that I got a few pop ups on start up.


Wolf Bite

[Gen. Volkov]

Well heck.. I don't need that. I already know where Daniel comes from. The Bible.

[wolf bite]

But where did the bible get the name?

From the Hebrew name Daniyel meaning "God is my judge".


Wolf Bite

[windhound]

Usage: Welsh, English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "big village" from Welsh tref "village" and mawr "large".

interresting..  big villiage O_o

(and shame wolf =-P you're not using firefox, mine blocked all the popups just fine ^_^)

[Vengerak]

Is hope that's not a colourful euphemism.

[Menatus]

I already know my name means Fairy Queen (go on, snicker!) but that site doesn't say it. Every other one has. This one just went on about Tatianus and Tatius.

[Gen. Volkov]

Don't think so Vengerak.

Hrm. That is interesting wolf bite.

[Ruatine]

First name:
(feminine form of Stephen)
From the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) which means "crown". Saint Stephen was an early Christian martyr who was stoned to death, as told in Acts in the New Testament. Another Saint Stephen is the patron saint of Hungary, the first Christian king of that country (10th century). As well, this was the name of kings of England, Serbia, and Poland and ten popes. More recently it is borne by the British physicist Stephen Hawking and the American author Stephen King.

My middle name is also biblical in nature:
(feminine form of Michael)
From the Hebrew name Miyka'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 also 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.

[Badrang the Tyrant]

JOSHUA 
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAH-shu-wa, JAW-shwa   [key]
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From the Hebrew name Yehoshua which meant "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. The name Jesus was a variant of the name Joshua.

[Nohcnonk]

So... what's behind your first name, wolf?

ELI 
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Jewish, English, Biblical
Pronounced: EE-lie   [key]
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Means "ascension" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he was the high priest of Israel and the teacher of Samuel.

[The Lady Shael]

*points at Teufel's post* She has the same name I do. Saves me some time. ^_~

My middle name is my mom's maiden name, so it wasn't on the site. The second part of my first name (technically, my first name is Stephanie Marie):

French and Czech form of Maria (see MARY). A notable bearer of this name was Marie Antoinette, the queen of France who was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. Another was Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist who studied radioactivity with her husband Pierre.
(Mary) Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Mariam or Maria (the spellings are interchangeable), which were from the Hebrew name Miriam. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love". This is the name of several New Testament characters, most importantly Mary the virgin mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. Two queens of England have had this name, as well as a Queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots.

[wolf bite]

So... what's behind your first name, wolf?

WOLF 
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, English, Jewish
Pronounced: WUWLF   [key]
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Means simply "wolf" from the English word. It can also be a short form of WOLFGANG or WOLFRAM.

PAUL 
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Romanian, Biblical
Pronounced: PAWL, POL (French)   [key]
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From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Saint Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church, his story told in Acts in the New Testament. He was originally named Saul, but changed his name after converting to Christianity. Most of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him. This was also the name of six popes. Famous bearers of this name in the art world include Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin, both 19th-century impressionist painters from France.

EVERETT 
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EV-ur-et   [key]
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From a surname which was derived from the first name EVERARD. Means "brave boar", derived from the Germanic elements eber "wild boar" and hard "brave, hardy".


Wolf Bite

[Aqualis]

JOSHUA 
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAH-shu-wa, JAW-shwa   [key]
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From the Hebrew name Yehoshua which meant "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. The name Jesus was a variant of the name Joshua.

[Peace Alliance]

for some reason, they LOVE charles lance! they talk about him in amost 50% of the names i've looked at so far... what the heck?


anyways, apparently i'm part Elf Army, and part Olive tree! hahahahah!

[Ashyra Nightwing]

IMOGEN 
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: IM-o-jen   [key]
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The name of a princess in the play 'Cymbeline' by Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but the name was printed incorrectly and never corrected. The name Innogen is derived from Gaelic inghean meaning "maiden

Haha. I knew it was Shakespeare...